Lillie D. Shockney: Nurse Navigator, and Survivor

Lillie D. Shockney is Administrative Director of John Hopkins Breast Clinical Program and John Hopkins Cancer Survivorship Programs in Baltimore, Maryland, an Avon Foundation Center of Excellence. She is a 20-year breast cancer survivor.

Bread Pudding

Makes 4 servings

Prep Time: 15 minutes • Baking Time: 40-50 minutes

4 slices lightly buttered bread of your choice, cubed

2 cups milk

2 eggs

¼ cup sugar

¼ tsp. salt

½ cup raisins

½ tsp. vanilla

1. Butter a 2-quart baking dish.
2. Place bread cubes in baking dish.
3. In a mixing bowl, beat together milk, eggs, sugar, and salt.
4. Pour mixture over bread cubes.
5. Gently stir in raisins and vanilla.
6. Place baking dish into a larger baking pan filled with hot water to a depth of ¾ inch.
7. Bake at 350° for about 40 minutes, or until pudding is firm in the center.

“My husband is the main cook in our family. He and our daughter like to make this Bread Pudding. The recipe is my mother-in-law’s, whom we lost to metastatic cancer.”