sup peeps! i woke up pretty late today, around 2 pm i think, because i got home before 4 am this morning. i went out to watch a show at a comedy bar last night, and well it turned out to be a very long and fun night.
anyway, when i woke up, there was already food on the table. my mom made sarsiadong tilapia (fried tilapia with tomato and egg sauce) for lunch. i wasn’t in the mood to eat tilapia for breakfast, (it being my first meal of the day) so i went to the kitchen and made french toast.
i drizzled maple syrup on top and paired this with german franks, and a plate of sliced fresh fruits on the side. and of course, my breakfast would not be complete without a cup of hot brewed coffee!
french toast
ingredients:
4 pcs bread ( i used white because it was what i had)
1 egg
evaporated milk, about 1/2 cup
pinch of salt
pinch of cinnamon and nutmeg
2-3 tsp of sugar
drop of vanilla extract
butter or margarine, about 4 tbsp
oil about 2 tbsp
beat the egg until it becomes one yellow color. add in milk, sugar, vanilla, salt and spices, and continue beating until well mixed. melt the butter with the oil in a frying pan over medium heat. dip the bread in the custard mixture, coating both sides and slightly allowing the mixture to seep in. fry on each side until golden brown. drain on paper towels. drizzle with your choice of syrup, fruit preserve, or sauce. serve hot.
i paired this with german franks, but you may pair this with bacon, eggs (scrambled or sunny side up)or ham. how about some longganisa or tapa for that pinoy flair.
for dinner, my mom cooked callos, a spanish dish of oxtripe and vegetables. this is another comfort food of mine. i just love eating a nice hot bowl of callos on a cold rainy day. unluckily, it didn’t rain at all today. i cant give out the recipe just yet because it’s my mom’s. i still have to ask for her permission to publish the recipe. so keep your fingers crossed and pray that she gives me her consent. if she does say yes, i’ll post the recipe ASAP!
Mmmmmmm callos. Kelan uli ang susunod? Hahahaha
you know ryan, i love the way you write your recipes. simple and easy to follow. parang ang dali tuloy gawin ng dishes pero pag triny na, mahirap pa pala…. ehehehe… ayan, buy tuloy ako soon ng nutmeg or cinnamon powdahh… teka, pwede bang wala na lang spices? ehehe.. tumawad pa…
love your photos.. you should give a warning though sa readers ng blog mo like me.. “this is not for those with empty stomachs!” hehehe….
nina- maybe next month. because the i want to make paella and baked oysters next =)
ate gits- hahahahaha! thank you for the wonderful comment =) i really try to to simplify the instructions because that has been such a big problem for me, browsing through cookbooks with all their fancy terminology and hard to understand instructions. to me it was like reading a quantum physics text book hahahaha! regarding the spices, it’s okay if you don’t put any because the basic custard recipe doesn’t really include the spices. but the spices do give it that specially kick, which really amps up the flavor. what’s important though is that you dont forget the 5 key ingredients for the custard: milk, eggs, sugar, vanilla extract, and salt.
now the first 4 are customary ingredients, but the salt may seem off, or weird to some, but it does have its purpose. without the salt, the toast would taste kind of bland, so adding a pinch helps to bring out the flavor. plus it would counteract, in a good way, the sweetness of the syrup.
by the way, my mom said i could publish her callos recipe. i’ll be posting it tomorrow =)
Yay for callos! Same time, same place ba for the Paella and oyster dinner? Hahaha. Invite daw ba ang sarili? Heehee. Sorry Essen XD
XD i don’t know about the time, pero definitely same place, not unless bigla kaming lumipat ng house lol