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Last week, I submitted an entry for this month's Is My Blog Burning? food blogging event: Strawberry Bruschetta. Derek, who hosted the even at his blog, An Obsession with Food, has just posted a roundup, in two parts, of all the entries. If you recall, the theme was stale bread, so there are lots of bread puddings and such to be found, as well as some very innovative uses, such as using crumbs to thicken a sauce or make a quiche crust. I think that my favorite submission, simply based on aesthetics, since all the recipes sounded delicious, is the one from Bron Marshall: Brioche, Frangelico, Chocolate and Pear Cakes. Pictured here, they are like small, tender bread puddings, baked in individual tins. If you want to try your hand at the recipe, it can be found here, but I think I am content to just oogle the picture for the time being. Thanks for hosting, Derek!

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Is my blog burning? is a monthly food blogging event where the host blog chooses a theme and anyone who wants to participate makes a recipe in keeping with that theme or using the theme ingredient. This month's IMBB is being hosted by Derrick, who blogs at  an obsession with food. For the theme, he chose stale bread.  It may first seem like an odd choice for a theme ingredient, but if you have ever bought a loaf of french bread and had it become inedible before you could finish it, you know why it's a good idea to know what you can do with the leftovers. I used mine to make bruschetta with a sweet twist.