Easy to make French Toast

Breakfast is my favorite meal, and if I could I would have breakfast food all day long. Lately I have been taking the time on weekends to actually make a "real" breakfast! Today's breakfast included fresh strawberries, mandarin oranges, orange juice and homemade french toast.
I found this very easy recipe for french toast on allrecipes.com:

Ingredients

• 4 eggs
• 3/4 cup milk
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 12 slices white bread (I used whole grain instead and it tasted great)
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

Directions

1. In a large mixing bowl, beat the eggs. Add the milk, brown sugar and nutmeg; stir well to combine.
2. Soak bread slices in the egg mixture until saturated.
3. Heat a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan over medium high heat. Brown slices on both sides, sprinkle with cinnamon and serve hot (you can also sprinkle powdered sugar, Michael suggested whipped cream)

This recipe is originally meant to serve 12, so I scaled it down for 2. Be careful to not saturate the bread too much or else it will fall apart before you can get it on the griddle. And here is the final product :)

 

Rice and Beans...

I love rice and beans because growing up my mom would make it for us all the time. It works as a great side dish with chicken or you could make it more of a main dish with lots of vegetables. I decided to break out the rice cooker yesterday to attempt to recreate a childhood favorite.

Here is the recipe for some simple rice and beans:

Ingredients

• Olive Oil (to coat the bottom of the pan)
• 3-4 cups White or Brown Rice (depending on the number of servings you would like)
• 1-2 cans Black Beans
• Water
• Minced Garlic to taste
• 2 packets Goya Seasoning
• Salt and Pepper

After coating the bottom of the pan add the ingredients, stir, and start your cooker.
I suggest stirring at least once to make sure the beans don't settle at the bottom.

I made one big mistake while making this, I added too much water and it turned out soggy :( Next time it will turn out better though!

Ropa Vieja

I got this recipe from a lady at work who brought in some of the best ropa vieja I have ever had. There are no Cuban restaurants anywhere near us in Loma Linda, so I will have to learn how to make it myself. Here is the recipe that I was given, and for the most part followed:

Ropa Vieja
Guy Fieri From Diners, Drive-ins and Dives
El Bohio Restaurant in San Antonio, Texas
Cooking time 5 hours
Servings: 20

Cook for 4 hours, cool and shred:
Get brisket, cut in large pieces ¼ - place in boiling water with salt, pepper, vinegar and 5
garlic cloves

Take cooked shredded meat and add:
Crisp the meat
Sazon (Goya Seasoning)
Tri-colored bell peppers – red, green, yellow (diced)
Onion
Green olives diced (I didn't use green olives)
Pimentos
Salt to taste
Pepper
Adobo seasoning – garlic and onion salt?
Cilantro

Cook down 30-40 minutes, add broth to keep it moist

Serve with
White rice with Black Beans
Shredded lettuce with tomato wedges
Tostones
Plantanes

I did avoid adding a lot of onion and peppers, but it still tasted amazing and if anyone knows a good recipe for Vaca Frita please let me know!!