Sticky Toffee Pudding

Have you ever tasted something that was so delicious beyond comprehension that it made you want to cry?  That's what Sticky Toffee Pudding does to me.  I find the deep, dark, seductive flavors of caramelized sugar and molasses to be entirely irresistible.  Just one bite of the warm, dark, moist, rich pudding (cake) causes sparks to start firing, yet ground me deep into the earth.  Yeah, it's like that.

The thing about my lust-affair is, I only had my first bite of Sticky Toffee Pudding a little over a year ago.  It's not that I hadn't heard of it before.  It was one of those things I'd been "meaning to" try for years.  I mean, come on - I love me some Jamie and some Nigella!  This British-born treat was definitely on my radar.  I can't help but love the Queen's English (I am using that term correctly, aren't I?).  Pudding actually refers to any dessert.  And, I believe that "our" (here in the U.S.) puddings are referred to as custards over there.  You may remember my penchant for the word porridge.  Well, pudding falls into that same category for me.  As does tin (instead of the word can used most often in the States).