One thing about me that I may not have mentioned yet..... I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE having company. This summer we haven't had nearly the amount of guests that we usually have, however, the last couple of weeks we have had company and it has been awesome.
One thing that can be a challenge for me is cooking for my guests. I want to stay true to the food I need, yet make sure I am making food that others will enjoy as well. Breakfast is my greatest challenge because I feel bad offering either granola with yogurt and fruit, or oatmeal every morning. I feel like when company is here it is special and breakfast should reflect that feeling.
I went through my old recipe box and found a card for Stuffed French Toast. When my kids were young I would make this on Thanksgiving morning. With a little tweaking of the ingredients, I made this for our company and ended up with a delicious and special breakfast that I could eat guilt free. I switched the white bread out for Daves Killer Bread which has Omega 3's....yay! The other thing I did was used Greek Yogurt Cream Cheese instead of regular cream cheese. I found this product at Walmart and it has live cultures and much less fat. The brand is Green Mountain Farms. I also used only half the egg yolks and replaced them with egg whites.
It's great to know that even with diet restrictions, entertaining and dining can be so rewarding :)
Stuffed French Toast
12 slices bread (no crust) cubed
2 - 8 oz packages Greek Yogurt Cream Cheese, cubed
6 eggs
6 egg whites
2 cups non-fat milk
1/3 c pure maple syrup
Put eggs in a bowl and whisk. Then add milk and syrup. Set aside.
Put half the bread in bottom of a 9x13 pan. Then put cream cheese as next layer. Top with the rest of the bread. Pour the liquid mixture over the top. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
Bake at 375 for 45 minutes. Serve with fresh fruit :)
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