Bourbon Vanilla French Toast

Bourbon Vanilla French Toast

If you've been following my blog lately you may have noticed I'm on somewhat of a brunch binge. And there is no such thing as a brunch without french toast so I couldn't leave this out. It's funny, I've been making french toast ever since childhood so I've never actually looked at a recipe before, but I'm glad I got my hands on this one! 

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Cherry Lemon Buttermilk Scones

Cherry Lemon Buttermilk Scones

Waste not want not? What does that mean? All I know is I have a lot of buttermilk on hand and it must be used! As I was saying earlier from the baked egg recipe buttermilk is unique to our refrigerator, so I wanted to take advantage of this obscure ingredient. 

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Bread Pudding with Bourbon Sauce

Bread Pudding with Bourbon Sauce

We're back from a semi-planned trip to LA and with bread pudding on my mind. I was hoping for some culinary inspiration there and this is where it led me. Thoughts of making bread pudding and why does LA not have better public transportation? We spent a good part of the trip in the car, driving, then sitting in traffic, a lot of traffic, where a 15 minute destination becomes an hour. Trying to avoid the freeways for obvious reasons then discovering apple maps does not have an "avoid highways" option and being so grateful for google maps. But back to the dessert. 

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No-Knead Bread

No-Knead Bread

This bread is pretty amazing, it's a big payoff considering the small amount of effort that you put in and the results are impressive. It has a wonderful crispy crust and chewy texture. And it just takes time. It sits for about 18 hours doing it's magic. If you haven't heard of this no-knead bread recipe and you like homemade bread, or any bread for that matter, you will love this, the recipe has been around for a few years, it's adapted from Sullivan Street Bakery featured in New York Times by Mark Bittman.
 

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