What Are You Chef-ing Tonight, Dr?

SamIAm2

Last evening I started putting together a Local Florida BlueBerry French Toast Casserole with some of the blueberries I picked at a local farm last April.



Ready to go into the refrigerator overnight.



This morning I took the pan out of the refrigerator and started making the blueberry compote to put into that pan of goodness.



Compote added to the pan and ready to be baked at 350 degrees F.
This can be done in the Big Green Egg or the oven.



After baking for 30 minutes covered and another 30 minutes uncovered. Digging into the cooked casserole.



Breakfast was served:

JohnInCarolina

@SamIAm2 - oh my.

lousubcap

Looks great. Impressive cook.
I was expecting either a whipped cream or vanilla ice cream topping-guess that's round two.  

Botch

Breakfast of the Year, right there!  

dbCooper

@SamIAm2

The plumbing remodel was quite impressive, this beats that in many ways.  Nice!

SamIAm2

@JohnInCarolina, @lousubcap, @Botch, @dbCooper - thank you all for your comments. I got this recipe at an Eggfest a few years ago from The Queen of Green-Marcia Simmons, of Clearwater, Fl. Her casserole was always a hit at the Florida Eggfest, even if the proportions were smaller than my serving this morning. Sort of the reason I grabbed the recipe!

fishlessman

SamIAm2 said:

@JohnInCarolina, @lousubcap, @Botch, @dbCooper - thank you all for your comments. I got this recipe at an Eggfest a few years ago from The Queen of Green-Marcia Simmons, of Clearwater, Fl. Her casserole was always a hit at the Florida Eggfest, even if the proportions were smaller than my serving this morning. Sort of the reason I grabbed the recipe!

How about the recipe.  I'm about 4 weeks out for my blue berry row to take off. That dish looks great

SamIAm2

@fishlessman - hope you have enough berries for this casserole from your row of plants. Also, that compote works well over Vanilla ice cream.

Local Florida BlueBerry French Toast Casserole

(The Queen of Green-Marcia Simmons, Clearwater, Fl) 

Ingredients for Casserole

• 1  Loaf of day old french bread, cut into 1 inch squares
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, cut into 1 inch cubes
• 2 cups of Fresh Blueberries
• 12 eggs beaten
• 2 cups of milk
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla 
• 1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon of mace
• 1/2 cup maple syrup

Ingredients for Blueberry Compote Topping

• 1 cup of sugar
• 2 tablespoons of cornstarch
• 1 cup of water
• 2 cups of fresh blueberries
• 1 tablespoon of butter

Instructions

1. Lightly grease a 9x13” pan suitable for the grill, or line an aluminum half pan with parchment paper.
2. Arrange 1/2 of the bread cubes in the dish and top with the cream cheese cubes. Sprinkle 2 cups of blueberries over cream cheese and top with the remaining bread cubes.
3. In a separate bowl, mix the eggs, milk, vanilla, nutmeg, mace, and maple syrup. Pour  the mixture over the bread. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
4. In the morning, preheat Big Green Egg for indirect cook at 350 degrees. While BGE is heating up take casserole from the refrigerator and allow it to come to room temperature for up to 30 minutes.
5. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake for 25 to 30 minutes until the center is firm to the touch and the top is browned.
6. While the casserole is cooking mix the water, sugar, and cornstarch in a saucepan. Bring it to a boil stirring constantly and cook for 3 to 4 minutes.
7. Add the two cups of blueberries to the water, sugar, cornstarch mixture and reduce the heat to a simmer for 10 minutes. When the berries burst, add the butter.
8. Pour the compote over the casserole, serve, and enjoy.

Acn

Chicken Pomodoro over egg noodles with peas.

fishlessman

SamIAm2 said:

@fishlessman - hope you have enough berries for this casserole from your row of plants. Also, that compote works well over Vanilla ice cream.

Local Florida BlueBerry French Toast Casserole

(The Queen of Green-Marcia Simmons, Clearwater, Fl) 

Ingredients for Casserole

• 1  Loaf of day old french bread, cut into 1 inch squares
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, cut into 1 inch cubes
• 2 cups of Fresh Blueberries
• 12 eggs beaten
• 2 cups of milk
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla 
• 1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon of mace
• 1/2 cup maple syrup

Ingredients for Blueberry Compote Topping

• 1 cup of sugar
• 2 tablespoons of cornstarch
• 1 cup of water
• 2 cups of fresh blueberries
• 1 tablespoon of butter

Instructions

1. Lightly grease a 9x13” pan suitable for the grill, or line an aluminum half pan with parchment paper.
2. Arrange 1/2 of the bread cubes in the dish and top with the cream cheese cubes. Sprinkle 2 cups of blueberries over cream cheese and top with the remaining bread cubes.
3. In a separate bowl, mix the eggs, milk, vanilla, nutmeg, mace, and maple syrup. Pour  the mixture over the bread. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
4. In the morning, preheat Big Green Egg for indirect cook at 350 degrees. While BGE is heating up take casserole from the refrigerator and allow it to come to room temperature for up to 30 minutes.
5. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake for 25 to 30 minutes until the center is firm to the touch and the top is browned.
6. While the casserole is cooking mix the water, sugar, and cornstarch in a saucepan. Bring it to a boil stirring constantly and cook for 3 to 4 minutes.
7. Add the two cups of blueberries to the water, sugar, cornstarch mixture and reduce the heat to a simmer for 10 minutes. When the berries burst, add the butter.
8. Pour the compote over the casserole, serve, and enjoy.

Thanks,. I get enough that a neighbors friend makes wine and it still makes for too much.  I have several types of high bush along the river and two native strains that are all over the yard. the person that makes the wine shows up with a five gallon bucket

nolaegghead

Hamburger helper and ground wagyu last night.

MasterC

Pulled pork taco with torch seared jalapeno guoda and guacamole salsa. Served with jalapenos and onion sautéed in baklouti  green chili pepper fused olive oil and mac-n-cheese.

saluki2007

nolaegghead said:

Hamburger helper and ground wagyu last night.

Is that you lit?

GrateEggspectations

@SamIAm2

Beautiful looking dish there. Thanks for sharing your photos and the recipe. 

SamIAm2

GrateEggspectations said:

@SamIAm2

Beautiful looking dish there. Thanks for sharing your photos and the recipe. 

@GrateEggspectations thank you - @fishlessman will have berries in about 4 weeks and he lives a bit further south than you so I was wondering how long till you can get fresh blue berries to make this dish. Sent you a PM.

fishlessman

SamIAm2 said:

GrateEggspectations said:

@SamIAm2

Beautiful looking dish there. Thanks for sharing your photos and the recipe. 

@GrateEggspectations thank you - @fishlessman will have berries in about 4 weeks and he lives a bit further south than you so I was wondering how long till you can get fresh blue berries to make this dish. Sent you a PM.

end of next month but maybe sooner, everything seems to be ahead a few weeks right now

poster

SamIAm2 said:

GrateEggspectations said:

@SamIAm2

Beautiful looking dish there. Thanks for sharing your photos and the recipe. 

@GrateEggspectations thank you - @fishlessman will have berries in about 4 weeks and he lives a bit further south than you so I was wondering how long till you can get fresh blue berries to make this dish. Sent you a PM.

I'd like to try this too, sadly August 1st is our normal picking window here, and we are way behind so far this year. Opening walleye season tomorrow, and some of the lakes are still iced up!

theyolksonyou

Tandoorish chicken. 

GrateEggspectations

Making pineapple jalapeno sweet onion hot sauce on demand. A nice condiment to have in the fridge. 

johnmitchell

This is the kind of thing I need to be doing on the egg.Thanks @Great_EGGspectations for the inspiration .

GrateEggspectations

johnmitchell said:

This is the kind of thing I need to be doing on the egg.Thanks @Great_EGGspectations for the inspiration .

Thanks, John.

Great recipe that’s loads of fun. I added honey to bring out the sweetness of the onions, pineapples and garlic. 

https://www.chilipeppermadness.com/chili-pepper-recipes/hot-sauces/pineapple-jalapeno-hot-sauce/

Just reducing now. 

Canugghead

GrateEggspectations said:

johnmitchell said:

This is the kind of thing I need to be doing on the egg.Thanks @Great_EGGspectations for the inspiration .

Thanks, John.

Great recipe that’s loads of fun. I added honey to bring out the sweetness of the onions, pineapples and garlic. 

https://www.chilipeppermadness.com/chili-pepper-recipes/hot-sauces/pineapple-jalapeno-hot-sauce/

Just reducing now. 

May have to try that. Thanks
Btw, why not maple syrup 😉

GrateEggspectations

Canugghead said:

GrateEggspectations said:

johnmitchell said:

This is the kind of thing I need to be doing on the egg.Thanks @Great_EGGspectations for the inspiration .

Thanks, John.

Great recipe that’s loads of fun. I added honey to bring out the sweetness of the onions, pineapples and garlic. 

https://www.chilipeppermadness.com/chili-pepper-recipes/hot-sauces/pineapple-jalapeno-hot-sauce/

Just reducing now. 

May have to try that. Thanks
Btw, why not maple syrup 😉

Too expensive!! 😉

JohnInCarolina

GrateEggspectations said:

johnmitchell said:

This is the kind of thing I need to be doing on the egg.Thanks @Great_EGGspectations for the inspiration .

Thanks, John.

Great recipe that’s loads of fun. I added honey to bring out the sweetness of the onions, pineapples and garlic. 

https://www.chilipeppermadness.com/chili-pepper-recipes/hot-sauces/pineapple-jalapeno-hot-sauce/

Just reducing now. 

I love every part of this.  I think I'm going to have to add this to my "to do" list!

Canugghead

GrateEggspectations said:

Canugghead said:

GrateEggspectations said:

johnmitchell said:

This is the kind of thing I need to be doing on the egg.Thanks @Great_EGGspectations for the inspiration .

Thanks, John.

Great recipe that’s loads of fun. I added honey to bring out the sweetness of the onions, pineapples and garlic. 

https://www.chilipeppermadness.com/chili-pepper-recipes/hot-sauces/pineapple-jalapeno-hot-sauce/

Just reducing now. 

May have to try that. Thanks
Btw, why not maple syrup 😉

Too expensive!! 😉

Haha, stocked up at $5.99 🤪

ryantt

 Norah decided to make blueberry muffins today… we’ve got 10lbs of pork and a brisket to cook tonight for church tomorrow…

 

4TheGrillOfIt

Haven’t seen Butterball Turkey breasts in nearly year.  Smoked with applewood and finished wrapped in honey and butter.  Pretty good eats for 12 bucks!

Wooderson

Asian cuisine tonight.   Mushroom and flank steak miso soup,  pot stickers and salad.   Rainy day today so no egg cook.   But it was a new recipe and absolutely delicious 

lousubcap

@Wooderson - great cook and skill set right there.  

Wooderson

lousubcap said:

@Wooderson - great cook and skill set right there.  
  

Thank man.  Something totally different from our normal cooks and the payoff was enormous