French Toast – on the stove

It's exam time and Tegs has requested some suggestions for exam-time eating.  I'll be covering the basics as a guest writer in The Point (www.thepoint.ubc.ca), but here's my take on breakfast.

It's a cliché, but breakfast really is the most important meal of the day. You've been starving your body and you need to fuel up for the day ahead.

Cereal or toast is quick an deasy, but choose a low sugar/salt cereal and whole wheat bread.

Get a fruit portion in the morning by having a glass of pure fruit juice – not "cocktail".

Porridge - is surprisingly tasty, and can be made in the microwave.
Try it with honey and a chopped banana.  Or cinnamon and dried fruits and nuts.
You can cook a large portion (3 cups water/1.5 cups oatmeal) to last 3 or 4 days.
Store it in a container in the fridge and microwave a portion every morning.


Other breakfast ideas:

• French toast
• fruit salad (make it the night before)
• fruit yogurt parfait  (parfait is a fancy word for "layered")
• smoothie (you know you love your Magic Bullet)
• scrambled eggs nuked or cooked on the stove
• cereal bar with milk

If you opt for French toast you can cook it in a frying pan or in the oven.  Paul loves French toast. I'm not a fan at all - but the oven version wasn't half bad.

French Toast:  Stove-top

1 egg
¼ c. milk
dash of vanilla extract
2 slices of bread
cinnamon
1 tbsp margarine for frying














Crack the egg into a medium-size bowl and beat well. Then mix in the milk and vanilla extract.











Put the margarine in a frying pan. Heat the pan on the stovetop on medium heat. It's hot enough when the margarine starts to bubble.











Dunk each piece of bread in the egg mixture. Make sure the bread is totally covered – but don’t let it sit too long or it will get soggy and hard to manage.

Make sure the egg is cooked before you turn it – this is too watery.

Cook the bread in the frying pan on low heat until the underside is light brown (about 3-5 minutes).

Use a spatula to flip the bread over, and cook again for another 3 minutes.

Sometimes it's easier to handle smaller pieces of bread

Use the spatula to transfer the French toast to a plate.

Sprinkle with cinnamon. Serve with jam or maple syrup.










Use crusty or day-old bread.

Substitute soy milk, rice milk or almond milk.

For extra nutritional value:  use whole wheat bread

Easy to double this recipe - even if you aren’t a math major.