{"id":5885,"date":"2010-09-05T13:26:00","date_gmt":"2010-09-05T20:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=5885"},"modified":"2010-09-05T13:26:00","modified_gmt":"2010-09-05T20:26:00","slug":"brioche-french-toast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=5885","title":{"rendered":"Brioche French Toast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sunday morning I awoke <span style=\"color: #800000;\">begrudgingly<\/span> at 7am. Michael and my dad are both early risers so they woke up and headed to Eastmoreland Golf course to play a &#8220;quick&#8221; 9 holes (uh huh&#8230;&#8221;quick&#8221; is a relative term for guys! \ud83d\ude42 ) Anyway, I was up and awake and decided I should probably head to the pool to get in a swim before they got back.<\/p>\n<p>The pool was almost empty and it was quiet. I think when I fell yesterday I hit my shoulder too because my arm was really sore: it felt like a bad bruise in the soft muscle of my upper arm. I don&#8217;t see a bruise (yet) but it hurts. A lot. I sucked it up and got in the pool. It was the temperature of a warm bath. Normally I&#8217;d think it was too warm for lap swimming but after two swims last week in ice cold water&#8211;I&#8217;m not picky. And it was really relaxing to swim in warm water this morning.<\/p>\n<p>I was slow today. Not my usual self, for sure. But I just let my body go at it&#8217;s own pace this time instead of trying to push it. I did my normal routine and then basked in the hot tub for awhile.<\/p>\n<p>Growing up, French Toast was my favorite breakfast to get at restaurants. It became kind of the family joke. Since my parents were in town this weekend, Michael and I wanted to take them to our new favorite breakfast joint: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hashrestaurant.com\/index.htm\">Hash<\/a>. I&#8217;ve written about Hash before. Last time I got an amazing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=4435\">omelet<\/a>. This time? I was DYING to try their fancy homemade Brioche French toast.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/hash1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5886\" title=\"hash1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/hash1-e1283713395744-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/hash1-e1283713395744-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/hash1-e1283713395744.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>Since we got there later than planned, there was a bit of a wait this time.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/waiting2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5887\" title=\"waiting2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/waiting2-e1283713435680-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/waiting2-e1283713435680-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/waiting2-e1283713435680.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>Luckily, we got there before the huge rush. I got some coffee while we waited.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/coffee.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5888\" title=\"coffee\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/coffee-e1283713476325-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/coffee-e1283713476325-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/coffee-e1283713476325.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>Yes I am a coffee wussy. I need lots of cream and sugar in my coffee for it to palatable! It also helped stave off my hunger. I was trying to keep the <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Cranky Hunger Monster<\/strong><\/span> at bay.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/waiting1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5889\" title=\"waiting1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/waiting1-e1283713544552-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/waiting1-e1283713544552-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/waiting1-e1283713544552.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>It&#8217;s funny &#8212; seeing Michael and my Dad together I can totally see that I am Dating My Father. \ud83d\ude09 Can we say<strong> Electra Complex?? \ud83d\ude42<\/strong> It&#8217;s so true. Michael and my father have a lot of similar personality traits and similar hobbies (sports, golf, etc). Save me!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/hash2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5890\" title=\"hash2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/hash2-e1283713639608-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/hash2-e1283713639608-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/hash2-e1283713639608.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>We were finally seated and I knew immediately what I was going to order. To Die For French Toast.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/hashmenu.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5891\" title=\"hashmenu\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/hashmenu-e1283713688322-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/hashmenu-e1283713688322-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/hashmenu-e1283713688322.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/scones.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5892\" title=\"scones\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/scones-e1283713717754-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/scones-e1283713717754-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/scones-e1283713717754.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>They brought the mini scones with applesauce to the table. I ate two of the mini scones. I noticed that the art was different this time. I think they rotate the collections every so often. It was cool to see some nice art on the walls with vibrant colors.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/art.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5893\" title=\"art\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/art-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/art-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/art.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The French Toast arrived. It was homemade Brioche with Grade B maple syrup (not much) and a fruit syrup too.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/frenchtoast1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5894\" title=\"frenchtoast1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/frenchtoast1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/frenchtoast1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/frenchtoast1.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>That white stuff on the plate is NOT butter&#8211;it&#8217;s fantastic creme fraiche! My breakfast was amazing. Not the best French Toast I&#8217;ve ever had &#8212; Michael&#8217;s is by far the best &#8212; but the best I&#8217;ve had at a restaurant!!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/frenchtoast2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5895\" title=\"frenchtoast2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/frenchtoast2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/frenchtoast2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/frenchtoast2.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>It came with fresh seasonal fruit too.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/fruit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5896\" title=\"fruit\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/fruit-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/fruit-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/fruit.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The bowl had lemon\/orange sugary zest on it. It was tasty. I don&#8217;t know what the berries were on top of the cantaloupe but they were delightful. I ate all of my French Toast. It was fantastic!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>QUESTION: What&#8217;s your favorite breakfast food?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sunday morning I awoke begrudgingly at 7am. Michael and my dad are both early risers so they woke up and headed to Eastmoreland Golf course to play a &#8220;quick&#8221; 9 holes (uh huh&#8230;&#8221;quick&#8221; is a relative term for guys! \ud83d\ude42 ) Anyway, I was up and awake and decided I should probably head to the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[49,55,104,195,196],"tags":[8596,1469,600,647,8690,887,8691],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5885"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5885"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5885\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5900,"href":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5885\/revisions\/5900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5885"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5885"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}