So I'm catching up on all of my DVR'd shows the other day, y'know, mostly cooking shows that I don't get to see cause I'm at work...and a reality Housewives episode or two (this is garbage I know, I know, but don't judge). Anyway one of my favs is Pati's Mexican Table on PBS.
The host is Pati Jinich and she is charming.
Her food is easy to prepare and looks delicious and comforting. Let me say that she is not a classically trained chef, but a self-taught cook. Professionally she was a political analyst from D.C., but she always had a passion for food and cooking. She left the "professional" world a few years ago to host a PBS show and the rest is history...for her at least. For us it means easy to follow recipes that we can put together for our own broods.
Did I mention she also has a heavy accent?
Sometimes you have to rewind and listen again because she mispronounces things, but that is her charm. The other day, when I was watching the latest show, she had her older sister on and they were making breakfast dishes together. It felt like you were sitting in her kitchen, across the counter from them, as they were putting together family favorites. Anyway one recipe that really resonated for me was their take on french toast...I had never seen anything like this before.
So they mix an egg and some milk (just like you would for any FT recipe), but here is where it went off the rails. They flatten each piece of bread with a rolling pin (not too flat...just flattened) and spread jam or dulce de leche and roll up like a jelly roll. Then they dipped each roll in the egg mixture, coating the whole thing. They melted some butter in a saute pan and started to brown each roll (all sides) like FT. When it is evenly browned they remove from pan and roll in cinnamon sugar. It looked so delicious and it got me thinking about what other ingredients you could use for this type of roll. Maybe cream cheese and ham, shredded pepper jack and tomato, NUTELLA, peanut butter and banana or choc chips...whatever you like. It just needs to be a thin layer; not fat or thick layers. Dip in egg mixture and brown in butter.
Nom Nom Nom. Bon Appetit!
Postscript: She also has a cookbook...it looks great.
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