Food In Many Forms

I was looking for decadence, and I got it... but then Lemon Curd is about the most decadent spreadable I have ever lathered on a piece of bread. It is pretty much lemon meringue pie filling (and it has all the butter, eggs and sugar to prove it).                                                                                                                                          " In late 19th and early 20th century England, home-made  lemon curd  was traditionally served with bread or scones at  afternoon tea  as an alternative to  jam , and as a filling for cakes, small  pastries  and  tarts ."...

  My obsession with french toast began with my mother's basic white bread and egg recipe and was further provoked by repeated visits to La Madeleine for their version covered in bananas, strawberries, honey, syrup and who knows what other secret, delicious ingredients. So it is no surprise that I clipped out a recipe called " Perfect French Toast " from the Food Network Magazine and vowed to attempt all three variations -  lemon blueberry, chocolate and strawberry shortcake. I'm working in my best friend's kitchen today and I know she would appreciate the leftover english muffins, so I am going to start with the Strawberry Shortcake .... Ingredients: Basic Recipe: 4 eggs 1 1/2 cups milk 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 teaspoon sugar 1 pinch salt 1/2 Tbsp butter Extras for Strawberry Shortcake Variation: 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest 3 Tbsp sugar 3 cups halved strawberries 4 English muffins, halved Honey (for drizzling) Vanilla Yogurt (for toppin...