Grilled French Toast with Grilled Mango

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Just a quick pop in to say hey, guess what? You can cook French toast on the grill! For real! Start with some nice, thick day-old crusty bread, soak them in egg and milk, beaten with a fork, and slap them on a preheated grill. Close the lid to allow them to cook through. (Pancake batter doesn’t work as well.) I grilled some mango cheeks to go with them – just slice the two fleshly sides off, cutting alongside the stone, and throw them cut-side down directly on the grill, until softened and char-marked. Grilled mango is great scooped out over ice cream, or instead of berries on shortcake.

Sue‘s here! We’re working on the (as-yet-unnamed) book, consolidating all we’ve been working on in our respective kitchens. She brought zucchini loaf, grainy crackers, ginger cookies and candied lentils on the plane. For dinner we ate lentil-mushroom bourguignon, chorizo, corn and black bean chowder, and pumpkin pie made with cooked-till-soft red lentils. I can’t wait to share them all with you, but we haven’t even written them all up yet. It’s a fun project, and we’re all very regular for it.

We have a slightly scraped Spiderman sous-chef on board, too.

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23 comments on “Grilled French Toast with Grilled Mango

  1. robin
    May 22, 2010 at 10:15 am

    wow, i think W is really bulking up with all these wholesome grains added to his diet!

  2. and flowers pick themselves
    May 22, 2010 at 11:57 am

    the title of this post alone is so wonderful. love the photos!

    xo Alison

  3. Theresa
    May 22, 2010 at 12:18 pm

    Hey W!
    Have you been working out? 😉

    Can’t wait for the book. 🙂

  4. Jennifer Jo
    May 22, 2010 at 12:22 pm

    That is some scrap he’s got!

  5. Jennifer Jo
    May 22, 2010 at 12:23 pm

    Uh, that would be SCRAPE. A big scrape for a scrappy kid?

  6. glenda
    May 22, 2010 at 1:01 pm

    Poor W. 🙁 Isn’t it great how kids heal up and bounce back!

  7. Donna
    May 22, 2010 at 1:04 pm

    Best wishes for the book. Just don’t call it “full of Beans” – because that great title has been taken.
    (does copyright on titles have a time limit?)
    Your book will be great for those of us who want to increase the fiber and other good stuff in our diets.
    W – ouch – that looks like it hurt – Mom more than W. Most of us have stories of 3-6 yr. old boys doing a face plant, usually from a bike. Thank heavens they heel quickly.

  8. Donna
    May 22, 2010 at 1:05 pm

    Best wishes for the book. Just don’t call it “full of Beans” – because that great title has been taken.
    (does copyright on titles have a time limit?)
    Your book will be great for those of us who want to increase the fiber and other good stuff in our diets.
    W – ouch – that looks like it hurt – Mom more than W. Most of us have stories of 3-6 yr. old boys doing a face plant, usually from a bike. Thank heavens they heal quickly.

  9. Donna
    May 22, 2010 at 1:10 pm

    Sorry for the duplicate post . thought I was just editing. (please remove)

  10. robyn
    May 22, 2010 at 1:17 pm

    Awwwww! He really got some road rash! Poor muffin!

  11. Erica B.
    May 22, 2010 at 2:28 pm

    Grilled french toast sounds fantastic – picked up a loaf of cinnamon sweetbread from the German baker at RDFM today(same guy I saw at Hillhurst Sunnyside so he must do a circut) – I think it’d be perfect for the job. He was mostly sold out when we got there but he does a bacon bread too that the kids love (and makes for wonderful blts 🙂 )

    Hope you and Sue survive the weekend!

  12. Pat
    May 22, 2010 at 3:47 pm

    This Spiderman rocks!

  13. Lori
    May 22, 2010 at 4:03 pm

    I love “mango cheeks” Never heard that phrase before.

  14. Carolyn
    May 22, 2010 at 5:21 pm

    Every time you mention your new book, I just get more excited. This afternoon I made the cranberry coconut squares from One Smart Cookie, but subbed rhubarb for the cranberries. Magnificent!

  15. tasteofbeirut
    May 22, 2010 at 9:34 pm

    What a great idea! I love using my grill but never ever thought of using it for French toast. Thanks for the fabulous idea.

  16. sarah @ syrupandhoney
    May 23, 2010 at 8:44 am

    I can’t believe I’ve never thought to grill french toast! Thank you for the idea – Definitely doing this next weekend!

  17. Jennifer @ maple n cornbread
    May 23, 2010 at 1:45 pm

    Now that is one fine french toast!! grilling it is perfect and what better time than summer!
    LOVE the spiderman outfit 🙂 too cute

  18. Laurie from Burnaby
    May 23, 2010 at 2:12 pm

    W has a wonderful race! 🙂

    I’m back to see what I can fit into here. A toast with everything sounds about right! 😉

    I’ll see what I can do about that

  19. Cory Lievers
    May 23, 2010 at 9:18 pm

    Mmm, looks good. I love Mango’s. Never tried grilled before, but am definitely going to.

  20. Barb
    May 24, 2010 at 4:50 pm

    What a great idea! The bbq can do pretty much anything. Are you allowed to kiss Spiderman better? If so, plant one on him for me. 🙂

  21. Lana
    May 24, 2010 at 6:27 pm

    Holy Cuteness, Spiderman.
    xo

  22. molly
    May 24, 2010 at 8:18 pm

    Candied lentils?? Can’t wait to hear more on those. Poor spidey — heal up soon!

  23. Dana
    May 24, 2010 at 8:47 pm

    Yes indeed, candied lentils??! My imagination is running wild! I’m really looking forward to your new book. I just realized (CBC interview) that I eat WAY too much meat! I need to start planning vegetarian meals that everyone (read: husband) will like.

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