Mix the cream cheese with the pecans and a couple tablespoons of the powdered sugar. Stuff the pocket you have created in the French bread with the cream cheese mixture. Dip in the mixture of whipping cream, eggs, nutmeg, and vanilla. Grill on hot griddle and serve with apricot sauce. The apricot sauce can be prepared by mixing a 12 ounce jar of apricot preserves with a 1/2 cup of orange juice, then heating the mixture.