French toast and corn flakes

When you read this title you may think I am talking about a nice breakfast of french toast and corn flakes.

But this post is only about french toast; made amazing by being dipped in corn flakes and brown sugar.

My sister and i have an obsession with french toast. We will eat it any time, anywhere. My dad makes some stuffed with cream cheese and berries. This version however was a knew kind altogether for us. After dipping the french toast in the batter, I dredged them with corn flakes and brown sugar, and fried them in butter they were absolutely delicious!

Recipe:

makes 6 pieces

2/3 cups milk (add more if there is not enough)

1/4 cup cream (optional)

3 eggs

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon vanilla

6 slices french bread

1 cup crushed corn flakes

2 teaspoon dark brown sugar

Mix together milk, cream, eggs, cinnamon, and vanilla in shallow bowl. Add the bread and let soak for 3-5 minutes. While the bread is soaking, in a separate bowl crush the cornflakes and brown sugar. Dredge the the bread in the corn flakes. fry the bread in butter until golden brown on both sides. Enjoy!

bacon salad... ohh yes

Some things go together beautifully, like popcorn and movies, or rain and hot chocolate. For me bacon, apples, blue cheese, and arugula are that way. They paint a wonderful salty, sweet, contrasting composition in your mouth. If you are one of those people who doesn't think of food like that, if there would be one word to describe this salad it would... yummy.

I made this salad for my dads birthday, we had ten people, two tables pushed together, and delicious food. My mom and I took on the challenge

of making the entree. We had kabobs (my dad grilled), and salad (yum).

Recipe: from the Barefoot Contessa

Ingredients

• 8 ounces thick-cut bacon, such as Niman Ranch
• 8 ounces baby arugula
• 1 large Granny Smith apple, peeled and diced
• 1/2 cup toasted walnut halves, coarsely chopped (see note)
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries
• 6 ounces blue cheese, such as Roquefort, crumbled

For the dressing:

• 3 tablespoons good apple cider vinegar
• 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
• 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice
• 2 1/2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
• 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
• Kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 2/3 cup good olive oil

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

Place a baking rack on a sheet pan and lay the bacon slices on the rack. Roast the bacon for about 20 minutes, until nicely browned. Allow to cool.

In a large bowl, toss together the arugula, apple, walnuts, cranberries, and blue cheese.

For the dressing, whisk together the vinegar, orange zest, orange juice, mustard, maple syrup, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, and the pepper in a bowl. Slowly whisk in the olive oil.

Chop the bacon in large pieces and add it to the salad. Toss the salad with just enough dressing to moisten. Sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt and toss well. Serve immediately.

note: I would half the dressing!

Snack1: Yogurt

Hey guys, I am starting a snack series. A couple of posts all about snacks, my favorite meal of the day! This post is about an amazing snack yogurt. Notjust any yogurt, homemade maple, and berry yogurt! Here is the fourth young cook,

Jackie, to tell you all about it!

I’m Jackie. I love to cook and I recently made something I want to tell you about. Yogurt! They were super yummy, and it was cool to make an

every day thing like yogurt by hand ( with the help of the yogurt maker). I made two kinds, maple syrup, and berry. The syrup turned our better that the berry but the berry still turned out well. This is how I made them; first I made the berry.

So I pored the milk in to a pot and let it come to a simmer, than I

added five tablespoons of berry jam into the warm milk. I whisked them together until it was smooth. Then I waited for it to cool, and got started with the maple syrup.

The syrup is just a little bit easier than the berry because you don’t have to warm up anything! I started by using 4-5 tablespoons of pure maple syrup to the milk. Then I wisked them together until they were incorperated.

Now, I know this might seem weird but when you’re making yogurt you have to add a little bit of already made or store bought yogurt. So I added three tablespoons of plain yogurt. So I added my already made yogurt to the syrup mixture and then let it sit while I finished my berry yogurt.

Once I was finished I put both kinds of yogurt into glass cups, and then in to our yogurt Maker

And seven hours later… yummy yogurt!

Tata for now- Jackie :)

HAPPY B-DAY ANNA

Your party was a blast. You inspire me on so many levels--- especially your desire to have everything yummy and beautiful. So, this was the prettiest appetizer i have ever made. crackers/thin jalepeno slice/ smoked tuna/ roasted tomato. (when nana arrived fresh chives from her garden were sprinkled on top)

Smoothie ubsesion!

Okay... I love smoothies...i have them all the time after school... any time at all really...yummy!

My favorite smoothie:
.Orange juice
.Strawberries
.Blueberries
. Honey
. A couple of leaves of basil

Blend everything in a blender. Garnish with basil leaf... enjoy!

Note: If you are not using frozen berries add ice. You can add as much or as little of every thing!
And don't be afraid of basil in smoothies:)

I'm alive!

I could write a few paragraphs about why i have been MIA- so tempting to whine- but i will spare you and instead send a huge thank you to Anna for being the motivator of this blog. The last few times I have seen you, Anna, I have felt like Kona when her tail is curled between her back legs.

The prize for most memorable San Francisco meal, since I moved, would have to be Grant's abalone which he risked his life in open water to nourish us. The animal was beautiful, the slicing was an art that the whole family gathered around to witness, and the eating was a taste and texture extravaganza.
The shell was our first and only house warming gift. Thank you.

At Farmers' Market

Here we are at the market on a sunny cool day in the fall!

Happy because we're together and near food!