Three cheers for today’s cook! Matt not only made this delicious partially whole wheat Challah bread from scratch this week (an experiment for a bakery addition), but he whipped up a big batch of French toast for us all this morning!
Topped with Sunbutter, maple syrup, coconut and seared bananas
Served with hot tea
And our company!
Where’s Waldo!? Pumpkin in a tree!
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Challah french toast is the best!
Wow, that bread looks so pretty! Way to go, Matt! I love your multi-colored plates. One day I hope to have dishes like that – easy to mix and match, but still uniform. Perfect! Looks like a great breakfast
Enjoy your Sunday!
French toast with grilled bananas – what a lovely breakfast!
Have a great day, Kath!
is that pumpkin?
Yes, the cat
love me some pumpkin:)
Ahhh I’ve been waiting for challah since opening day! That was the first loaf of bread I ever baked. Mmmmm!
oh man that looks good – though i am partial to cinnamon raisin bread for french toast
I’m normally more of a pancake over French toast girl but these are different story!
Hi Kath,
I am an avid reader of your blog and since you are an RD I was hoping you might be able to help me out. I am currently working on a school project comparing vegetarian diets vs. meat diets and I have found a ton of research on vegetarian diets but unfortunately not much on diets that include meat – would you be able to send me some links to some sources or perhaps just provide some firsthand knowledge? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!
Sarah, Do you mean articles that say meat in the diet is good? I don’t know of any that argue that necessarily, but you might search for anything that discusses the bioavailability of complete animal protein or heme iron or the importance of nutrients hard to get from plants alone like EPA/DHA and vitamin B12.
Thank you. That actually did help.
Research zoonutrients.
Sarah- try looking researching the paleo diet. Rob Wolf’s “The Paleo Solution” is a good resource.
This looks a-ma-zing.
What a delicious breakfast! …. I’d give that breakfast & the cook 10+ cheers! MMmmmm!
Breakfasts like that are proof that life is good. My husband loves to make challah, but it’s my least favorite bread…however, it’s perfect for french toast! Have a great day!
Thick cut French toast, the Sunbutter, seared bananas…what a great start to the day!
mmm such pretty pictures this morning, i love the rustic feel to them. the bread sounds fantastic!
Dang that looks so good! I’m going to be adventuresome today and make some gluten free rolls from a recipe I developed. I love experimenting making bread. Even the flops make great French toast or croutons! Enjoy your company today Kath!
Oh that breakfast looks delicious! I used to always get the challah french toast at a diner near my parent’s house as a kid, such a treat!
God I need Matt to come bake me some gluten free bread as amazing as that loaf!!! Could I borrow him for some baking? Looks like an amazing breakie!
Gahh french toast is one of my favorite breakfasts. Now I want it!!
I love that he cooked the bananas!
French toast is one of my favorites for breakfast!
i love how you have become second parents to pumpkin! you can spoil him and play with him and then send him right back!
The challah at the GH in Rockville MD is amazing-tastes like dessert! I don’t think I’ve had whole wheat yet though!
And now I am craving some French toast. I love the thick challah bread!
Challah bread makes the greatest French toast! How nice to have fresh access to it.
Wow you’re so spoiled. I think I know what I’m making for breakfast this morning
Looks fantastic!!
Oh man, if I lived in a city with proper brunch I would be out the door this minute to try to find a version of your breakfast!
Challah french toast is the best french toast! I will forever stand by that
oh my god partially whole wheat challah french toast oh. my. god. Haven’t made any challah in ages……now I think I have to!
What a delicious looking breakfast! I always forget about French toast but must have it more often. Happy Sunday!
So excited to have found your blog. LOVING Pumpkin, we have a pumpkin too we call fatty
That french toast looks so good!
Welcome Michelle!
Challah bread is SO good! Used it in pumpkin bread pudding for Thanksgiving and totally fell in love.
That looks amazing!
I’ve never tried to make challah bread before – but i might have to now!
I’ve never had a grilled banana. I guess that’s synonymous with saying I’ve never lived.
So funny! I had this exact breakfast this morning, because I had leftover challah (not whole wheat, haha) from school. It was delish! I used whole milk to make it extra delish
HI PUMPKIN FROM LILLIAN
That french toast looks perfect!
Just wondering… Is the Challah bread a recipe Matt thought of, or from the Great Harvest bread recipes you use?
http://faithfulsolutions.blogspot.com/
It’s from a Great Harvest recipe collection – I think he tweaked it
Oh yum! Go Matt!
Your breakfast looks so amazing and much better than what I just ate.
I love Challah bread! That breakfast looks so good!
Matt is sure handy to have around!
i fell in love with seared bananas last summer, I can’t eat french toast without them now!
I never had grilled bananas before, this might be a ‘must try’ this week!
Oh my word that french toast looks amazing!!! Such a simple breakfast that I rarely make!
whole wheat challah???! would you consider posting the recipe by any chance?
It’s only partially whole wheat (25% I think) and unfortunately it’s a bakery recipe so we can’t share
oh my!!! now THAT’S a breakfast!! when it comes to French toast…you can’t be challah. well, maybe you can, but only with a partially whole wheat challah loaf
hats off to matt!
What a fab husband he is! I have never heard of Challah bread – what is it? it looks yummy.
It’s a traditional braided Jewish bread eaten on the Sabbath. I don’t know too much more, but there’s info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Challah
It’s slightly sweet and slightly eggy – very good!
I love french toast!! YUMM
French Toast with seared bananas…yummy! My eldest finally tried French Toast this year…he is allergic to eggs and dairy…so I came up with a recipe for him that his brother cannot believe tastes just like the original! So good!
Hey Kath! That breakfast looks absolutely incredible! The bread looks so thick and full of flavor. This is not helping my french toast craving I’ve been having for weeks!
p.s. Just wanted to say Congratulations!
Homemade challah is so special! I made it for the first time last summer. It is the best bread! And I always think it’s funny that non Jewish people call it “challah bread” and it’s just “challah” to Jewish people.
I bet that breakfast was epic! French toast always tastes a million times better when it’s made with good quality bread.
Oh, yeah! You can bet I’ll be bringing a loaf of the Challah home for this this weekend. Our favorite French Toast bread is the Cinnamon Swirl or the Finnish Pulla. Fan-tast-ic! I’ll direct our FB readers over to check out this post, for sure.