Comments on: french toast with bittersweet chocolate and pears

By: Pamela @ Brooklyn Farm Girl

Pamela @ Brooklyn Farm Girl — Mon, 28 Oct 2013 15:37:55 +0000

If I knew this would be at the table for breakfast I wouldn’t mind waking up so early! Beautiful!

By: Claire @ The Black Cat Kitchen

Claire @ The Black Cat Kitchen — Thu, 24 Oct 2013 14:56:40 +0000

What a beautiful recipe. We have a pear tree and every year I’m looking for stacks of recipes to make the most of them. This looks absolutley perfect for my next Sunday brunch! Can’t wait!

By: cucee sprouts

cucee sprouts — Thu, 17 Oct 2013 17:55:09 +0000

Sarah, have you ever made your own Vanilla Extract. I used a recipe from a cookbook and it was so much better than any vanilla that I have ever purchased!!! Here is the recipe, in case you or your readers want to try it http://cuceesprouts.com/2013/10/homemade-vanilla-extract/comment-page-1/#comment-12750

By: Kathryn

Kathryn — Mon, 14 Oct 2013 11:13:20 +0000

Nigel Slater is always so right isn’t it? A perfect quotation to go alongside this wonderful dish.

By: Valerie

Valerie — Sat, 12 Oct 2013 14:41:21 +0000

Brilliant post – sometimes I think, as food bloggers, we put too much pressure on ourselves for the sake of our blogs, it’s easy to forget about the simple bliss that comes from working in the kitchen.

This French toast looks exquisite!

By: Sarah Crowder (punctuated. with food)

Sarah Crowder (punctuated. with food) — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 23:47:24 +0000

Beautiful passage. And photos. They look like they were taken at breakfast! I love that it’s decadent but not too much so.

By: Kimberley

Kimberley — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 07:11:12 +0000

That quote is perfect. (I love that Nigel.) And kinda something I mulled over lots during my own cookbook process. Chef vs home cook. I think my boundaries around that one got a little confused for a bit there, but perhaps I had to get confused to find clarity. And french toast. The best.

By: Melissa@Julia's Bookbag

Melissa@Julia's Bookbag — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 17:26:44 +0000

Ok, do you know about my DEEP and CRAZY love for all thing Nigel Slater cookbook related?? I’ve been waiting and waiting for this cookbook to come out. Oh you made my day. I have ‘Tender’ and ‘Ripe’ but it was his first ‘Kitchen Diaries’ book that really changed the way I see preparing food. Over the summer I also read his book about his childhood. I just adore Mr. Nigel. Thank you for this recipe, can’t wait to try!! xo

By: mimi

mimi — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 15:02:50 +0000

oh my. i don’t even know what to say. delicious.

By: Emma Galloway

Emma Galloway — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 14:57:36 +0000

‘just a quietly enthusiastic and slightly greedy one.’ Hehe, love that line! Go Nigel! And absolutely stunning pics, as always love xx