Eggs & Rice -- GOTTA LOVE IT!

Eggs & Rice was one of my favorite childhood meals. It's great for breakfast, lunch, or dinner! Thanks to my mom, Egg and Rice ranked up there with her French Toast. YUMMY. My family teases me because of the over 40 year old ritual/preparation I go through before.


First my bacon has to be fried just right. Not squishy (fatty) and not so hard that the taste is lost. And PLUEEZEEEE – only PORK BACON!! Then comes the frying of the egg – not hard or browned, but scrambled just right. I toss my rice into the pan and mix together.

So here’s where the family thinks I’m weird---I must piece my bacon into very small size nits and spread over the egg and rice. That’s the only way I’ll eat it. It may seem silly, but that’s one ritual that will not be changing anytime soon.

Breakfast Casserole



Snow today at 10 am.

French Toast



My mom, Henrietta Green Acox
circa 1990

Next to egg & rice, French Toast was a favorite breakfast in my childhood. My mom made the best French Toast in the world. In an attempt to pass on her recipe, I took the time to measure the ingredients so that future cooks would know exactly what amounts would be needed. I think I got it close to hers as possible. Try not to use fresh bread. Fresh bread tends to quickly absorb the liquid thereby becoming too soggy. Stale or close to stale bread works best.
Don’t be afraid of the amount of sugar the recipe calls for. It doesn’t taste as sweet as you may think. I made French Toast for my mom when she lived with me during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Mom said my French Toast wasn’t sweet enough. Go figure!



French Toast Mixture



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