challah bread + my awesome hubby = amazing french toast!

So I have been baking up an artisan bread storm since my last post - it's so much fun! Last night I mixed up a batch of challah bread dough from the same book and used about a third of it to make a gorgeous-looking loaf that Alan promised to make into french toast this morning. It was awesome, but don't be fooled by the picture - I only ate 2 of those pieces! Alan's trick with french toast is to pour the egg/milk/cinnamon mixture into a cookie sheet (with a lip) and let the pieces sit for a little bit on each side so that they soak it up a little more than if you just dipped the pieces.

The grand goodness of granola

Granola has always been a part of my life. My dad has eaten it for breakfast for breakfast for as long as I can remember! My mom used to make it in those flimsy turkey-roasting pans you see at the grocery store until we discovered a wedding cake pan—that tells you how big each batch is! My parents have an old industrial-sized mayonnaise jar they keep their home-made granola in (not that you could tell what it is as it is so old) but as I didn't have anything big enough to bake or store it in I halved the recipe when Alan asked me to make some for him. Home made granola is way better than store bought, and if you have never made it you should give it a try! Mix and match the optional add-ins to make the perfect start to your morning ; ) Already have a recipe? I would love to hear what you do differently!

Granola
makes 6 cups, easily doubles