Grilled French Toast with Grilled Mango
Just a quick pop in to say hey, guess what? You can cook French toast on the grill! For real! Start with some nice, thick day-old crusty bread, soak them in egg and milk, beaten with a fork, and slap them on a preheated grill. Close the lid to allow them to cook through. (Pancake batter doesn’t work as well.) I grilled some mango cheeks to go with them – just slice the two fleshly sides off, cutting alongside the stone, and throw them cut-side down directly on the grill, until softened and char-marked. Grilled mango is great scooped out over ice cream, or instead of berries on shortcake.
Sue‘s here! We’re working on the (as-yet-unnamed) book, consolidating all we’ve been working on in our respective kitchens. She brought zucchini loaf, grainy crackers, ginger cookies and candied lentils on the plane. For dinner we ate lentil-mushroom bourguignon, chorizo, corn and black bean chowder, and pumpkin pie made with cooked-till-soft red lentils. I can’t wait to share them all with you, but we haven’t even written them all up yet. It’s a fun project, and we’re all very regular for it.
We have a slightly scraped Spiderman sous-chef on board, too.
May 22 2010 10:06 am | leftovers
robin on 22 May 2010 at 10:15 am #
wow, i think W is really bulking up with all these wholesome grains added to his diet!
and flowers pick themselves on 22 May 2010 at 11:57 am #
the title of this post alone is so wonderful. love the photos!
xo Alison
Theresa on 22 May 2010 at 12:18 pm #
Hey W!
Have you been working out?
Can’t wait for the book.
Jennifer Jo on 22 May 2010 at 12:22 pm #
That is some scrap he’s got!
Jennifer Jo on 22 May 2010 at 12:23 pm #
Uh, that would be SCRAPE. A big scrape for a scrappy kid?
glenda on 22 May 2010 at 1:01 pm #
Poor W.
Isn’t it great how kids heal up and bounce back!
Donna on 22 May 2010 at 1:04 pm #
Best wishes for the book. Just don’t call it “full of Beans” – because that great title has been taken.
(does copyright on titles have a time limit?)
Your book will be great for those of us who want to increase the fiber and other good stuff in our diets.
W – ouch – that looks like it hurt – Mom more than W. Most of us have stories of 3-6 yr. old boys doing a face plant, usually from a bike. Thank heavens they heel quickly.
Donna on 22 May 2010 at 1:05 pm #
Best wishes for the book. Just don’t call it “full of Beans” – because that great title has been taken.
(does copyright on titles have a time limit?)
Your book will be great for those of us who want to increase the fiber and other good stuff in our diets.
W – ouch – that looks like it hurt – Mom more than W. Most of us have stories of 3-6 yr. old boys doing a face plant, usually from a bike. Thank heavens they heal quickly.
Donna on 22 May 2010 at 1:10 pm #
Sorry for the duplicate post . thought I was just editing. (please remove)
robyn on 22 May 2010 at 1:17 pm #
Awwwww! He really got some road rash! Poor muffin!
Erica B. on 22 May 2010 at 2:28 pm #
Grilled french toast sounds fantastic – picked up a loaf of cinnamon sweetbread from the German baker at RDFM today(same guy I saw at Hillhurst Sunnyside so he must do a circut) – I think it’d be perfect for the job. He was mostly sold out when we got there but he does a bacon bread too that the kids love (and makes for wonderful blts
)
Hope you and Sue survive the weekend!
Pat on 22 May 2010 at 3:47 pm #
This Spiderman rocks!
Lori on 22 May 2010 at 4:03 pm #
I love “mango cheeks” Never heard that phrase before.
Carolyn on 22 May 2010 at 5:21 pm #
Every time you mention your new book, I just get more excited. This afternoon I made the cranberry coconut squares from One Smart Cookie, but subbed rhubarb for the cranberries. Magnificent!
tasteofbeirut on 22 May 2010 at 9:34 pm #
What a great idea! I love using my grill but never ever thought of using it for French toast. Thanks for the fabulous idea.
sarah @ syrupandhoney on 23 May 2010 at 8:44 am #
I can’t believe I’ve never thought to grill french toast! Thank you for the idea – Definitely doing this next weekend!
Jennifer @ maple n cornbread on 23 May 2010 at 1:45 pm #
Now that is one fine french toast!! grilling it is perfect and what better time than summer!
too cute
LOVE the spiderman outfit
Laurie from Burnaby on 23 May 2010 at 2:12 pm #
W has a wonderful race!
I’m back to see what I can fit into here. A toast with everything sounds about right!
I’ll see what I can do about that
Cory Lievers on 23 May 2010 at 9:18 pm #
Mmm, looks good. I love Mango’s. Never tried grilled before, but am definitely going to.
Barb on 24 May 2010 at 4:50 pm #
What a great idea! The bbq can do pretty much anything. Are you allowed to kiss Spiderman better? If so, plant one on him for me.
Lana on 24 May 2010 at 6:27 pm #
Holy Cuteness, Spiderman.
xo
molly on 24 May 2010 at 8:18 pm #
Candied lentils?? Can’t wait to hear more on those. Poor spidey — heal up soon!
Dana on 24 May 2010 at 8:47 pm #
Yes indeed, candied lentils??! My imagination is running wild! I’m really looking forward to your new book. I just realized (CBC interview) that I eat WAY too much meat! I need to start planning vegetarian meals that everyone (read: husband) will like.