We got a lot done on our office this Saturday. Before we stared working we had to try a recipe we saw on the Today Show for chocolate French toast. In an effort to keep this entry from getting too long I'll leave out our unfulfilled quest for brioche in the South Raleigh/Cary area. We ended up using a loaf of white bread from the Harris Teeter bakery.

Chocolate Stuffed French Toast

Ingredients:

3 eggs
3/4 cup milk
3 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons HERSHEY'S Cocoa
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon salt
8 to 10 pieces thickly sliced brioche
semi-sweet chocolate chips
powdered sugar

Directions:
1. Beat eggs, milk, sugar, HERSHEY'S Cocoa, vanilla, and salt in large bowl until smooth.
2. Heat griddle or skillet over medium-low heat. Grease griddle with margarine, if necessary.
3. Dip a slice of bread in egg mixture. Place on griddle. Place a layer of the chocolate chips on top of the toast. Dip another piece of bread in the egg mixture and place on top of the chocolate chips. Cook about 2 to 4 minutes on each side. Serve immediately with powdered sugar, if desired.

(I tried to find the video of the French chef who was actually on the show. When he made it he
put bananas on the side. If you've never heard a French person say "bananas," I highly recommend that you do whatever it takes to hear it.)

Painting the bed and chair took a little longer than we thought it would, but we are really pleased with the results:

While I'm tracked out I'll be working on making our $40 Craigslist twin bed look like a pretty classy daybed. I'll probably use a black ticking stripe for the daybed cover. Hopefully it will end up looking like the one below (better yet, I'll find a cheap one at the Pottery Barn outlet):