Thursday, April 14, 2011

Happy Birthday Breakfast

Today is my oldest daughter's birthday. Ashley is 11 now and turning into such a warm, bright and beautiful young woman. I am incredibly proud of the person she is becoming and couldn't ask for a better daughter.

Happy Birthday Sweet Girl!!!


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We decided to start off the morning with a Chocolate Chip french toast.  Ashley had assembled it a few weeks ago and the  pictures are in this post,  cooking-with-my-kids-ahhhhhh. The finished product was wonderful and freezing it made no difference in the quality. Seriously, it was wonderful and I can't imagine a better birthday breakfast treat!

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Chocolate Chip french Toast Casserole -
Adapted from You've got it made by Diane Phillips

1 cups sugar
8 large eggs
2 cups of heavy cream
1 tbls vanilla extract
1 large french bread loaf torn into cubes
1 1/2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips

Mix the first 4 ingredient in a large bowl. Add the bread and stir to coat, then add the chocolate chips and stir again. Pour into a 9*13 pan and cover with foil.  Freeze for up to 1 month.

Thaw and  bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes -uncovered. Broil to brown the top.




6 comments:

Dreams of cakes said...

Yummy, can I have a piece please?

The Chef Doc said...

Ooh, what deliciousness! Happy birthday to Miss Ashley :-) I hope she had an incredible day! Well, with you as her mother that wouldn't be hard to do ;-) Have a great weekend!

Kate@Diethood said...

She is so pretty! I want that hair!! Happy Birthday!!

Jordan said...

Happy 11th Birthday!! That french toast casserole looks AMAZING!!

Shareena said...

hmmm!!! thats look yummylicious!
Happy belated birthday to your daughter..she's so pretty.

I will try this recipe-- do you think it is nice with normal bread?

Vicki Wilde said...

Happy birthday to your girl! This breakfast looks delicious, I love that you can freeze it!