Cooking in Pajamas

2 slices Bread, thick slices 2 Eggs 1/3 c. Milk 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract 1 c. Special K cereal 1 c. Rolled oats Preheat the oven to 400°F. Lightly toast the bread. Set aside and allow them to cool. Cut the bread in half. Whisk together the eggs, milk and vanilla extract. Soak the bread in the egg mixture for approximately 1 min on each side. Mix together the Special K and rolled oats in a shallow dish. Carefully transfer the soaked bread to the crunchy mix and coat the bread on both sides. Line the cookie sheet with a Silpat (or a silicone mat or parchment paper). Bake the French toast for 10 min, flip them and bake for another 5 min. Top and bottom of the toast should be brown. Serve warm with butter and maple syrup. My comments: I am a huge fan of baked french toast. I love this recipe with the baguette because I can prepare it ahead of time and it tastes great.  Not to mention I totally suck at frying french toast on the stove top because I always man

2/3 c. Vegetable oil 1/3 c. Unsweetened applesauce 1 c. Brown sugar, unpacked 2 Eggs 1 tsp Vanilla extract 2 c. Flour 1 tsp Baking soda 1/2 tsp Baking powder 1/2 tsp Salt 1.5 tsp Cinnamon powder 2 c. Rolled oats 1 c. Special K cereal 1/4 c. Coconut shreds, unsweetened, medium 1/2 c. Flax seeds 1/2 c. Sesame seeds, toasted 3/4 c. Sunflower seeds, unsalted 3/4 c. Raisins Preheat oven to 350 ˚F. Creamed together the vegetable oil, applesauce and brown sugar using an electric beater.  Beat in eggs one at a time.  Stir in vanilla extract. In a separate bowl, combined the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.  Stir into creamed mixture. Stir in oats, Special K, coconut shreds, flax seeds, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds and raisins. Drop a walnut-size ball of cookie dough on a Silpat  or greased cookie sheet. Bake for 8-10 min.  Check the cookies around 8 min.  They should be done when the edges start to brown.  Do no overcook. Allow the cookie

Fresh strawberries Basil (dry or fresh) Honey 1-2 tbsp Light cream (or 2% evaporated milk) Whipped cream Mash up a handful of strawberries. Sprinkle a little bit of dried basil.  (Alternatively, you can add some finely chopped fresh basil leaves.) Drizzle a little bit of honey over the strawberries and add the light cream.  Mix. Top with whipped cream. My comments: My little guy loves fruits but even he is getting a little tired of the plain boring things I feed him on a regular basis.  So tonight I thought I'd jazz up the strawberries a bit and see if I can fool him into eating the last of the strawberries. When I was young, my grandmother used to cut the strawberries into cubes and serve them with white sugar and evaporated milk.  I loved the taste of it and I knew my son would too.  I had some light cream at home and I sweetened the dessert with a drizzle of honey.  Honey is a natural sugar which is a healthier choice of sweetener than white sugar.  The additi