True story: We are ALL about make-ahead meals here at B+C. If you’re cooking for a crowd, they’re an easy way to keep your get-togethers fun and stress-free. Our newest favorite? Sheet pan eggs! Read on to see how to make ’em for your next brunch party or busy work week.
Ingredients:
— 12 eggs
— 1/4 cup whole milk
— salt and pepper, to taste
— 1 cup zucchini, chopped and sauteed in olive oil (we used leftovers!)
— 1 cup cherry tomatoes, sliced
— 5-6 pieces of prosciutto, crisped
— 1/3 cup kalamata olives, sliced
— 1-2 Tablespoons chopped oregano, thyme and parsley
— 1/2 cup feta cheese
— toast, for serving
Instructions:
1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit. Coat a sheet pan with cooking spray. In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, salt and pepper.
2. Add zucchini, tomatoes, prosciutto, olives and herbs to the egg mixture. Stir to combine. Pour egg mixture onto baking sheet. Top with feta cheese. Bake for 20-25 minutes, until set.
3. Remove eggs from the oven and cut into squares. Serve on toast with a sprinkle of fresh herbs and sea salt. Enjoy!
Preheat oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit. Coat a sheet pan with cooking spray. In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, salt and pepper.
Add zucchini, tomatoes, prosciutto, olives and herbs to the egg mixture. Stir to combine. Pour egg mixture onto baking sheet. Top with feta cheese. Bake for 20-25 minutes, until set.
Pour egg mixture onto baking sheet. Top with feta cheese.
Bake for 20-25 minutes, until set.
How gorgeous is that?!
Cut your sheet pan eggs into squares. Serve on toast with a sprinkle of fresh herbs and sea salt.
The perfect make-ahead breakfast or brunch for a crowd!
You could also pack these babies up for on-the-go snacking.
Make-Ahead Breakfast Hack: How to Make Sheet Pan Eggs
Chocolate Magic Flan Cake combines two favorite desserts in one! Part moist chocolate cake and part creamy custard, it’s the ultimate sweet treat!
Impossible Chocolate Flan Cake is easy to make and sure to wow the crowd. A luscious combination of caramel, chocolate cake, and (leche) flan, it’s the ultimate baked treat!
If you love a moist chocolate cake and a creamy flan, you are in luck. I am going to show you how to make a stunning Impossible flan cake that combines these two dessert favorites in one delectable treat!
What is magic chocoflan
The cake is made up of three components and baked in a bundt pan. The layering starts with the dulce de leche, followed by the chocolate batter and, finally, the flan. As it bakes, the cake rises to the top, and the custard sinks to the bottom.
Once the cake is released from the pan and inverted the cake on the serving platter, you’ll find that the chocolate and flan layer have magically switched places! You get a gorgeous cake with a luscious caramel glaze sitting on top.
How to make
Chocolate cake layer
To prevent lumps in the batter, make sure that the milk and eggs are at room temperature.
In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar with an electric mixer until thick and fluffy.
Add the egg and continue to beat.
In a separate bowl, sift together the dry ingredients and add half of the mixture into the mixing bowl.
Add half of the milk. Beat the mixture until the dry ingredients are just moistened.
Add the remaining half of the dry mixture and the milk and beat just until the ingredients are incorporated. Do not overmix as it will result in a dense cake.
Flan layer
In a mixing bowl, combine condensed milk, evaporated milk, eggs, and vanilla extract. Stir until well incorporated.
Using a fine-mesh sieve, strain the mixture into a spouted container.
Assembling layers
Preheat oven to 350 F.
Grease a 12-cup bundt pan with softened butter and add the dulce de leche, swirling to cover the bottom of the bundt pan.
Spoon the chocolate batter on top of the dulce de leche, making sure to fill the pan evenly. Using an angled spatula, smoothen the top.
Carefully pour the flan mixture over the chocolate batter.
Cover the bundt pan with aluminum foil, securing the edges.
Baking the cake
Set the bundt pan on a roasting pan and place inside the oven. Carefully pour about two inches of hot water into the roasting pan to create steam inside the oven as the cake bakes.
In a 350 F oven, bake the cake for about 60 minutes without opening the oven door to keep the steam from escaping.
After 60 minutes, check the cake by inserting a skewer in the middle. The cake is ready if the skewer comes out with some soft chocolate cake crumbs.
Take the cake out of the oven and let it cool completely on the roasting pan.
To release the cake, gently shake the roasting pan from side to side to loosen the cake.
Invert a cake serving plate over the bundt pan and carefully turn it over. Gently lift the bundt pan from the plate, releasing the cake.
Serve the flan cake right away or refrigerate to chill completely.
And here you have it, layers of decadence in one ultimate treat. Caramel, flan, and chocolate in every slice!
1 ounce butter, softened (for greasing the pan)
¼ cup dulce de leche (homemade or store-bought)
For the Chocolate Cake
¾ cup sugar
5 ounces unsalted butter, softened
1 egg, room temperature
1 ¾ cup flour
¾ teaspoon baking powder
¾ teaspoon baking soda
½ cup cocoa powder, unsweetened
1 ¼ cup milk, room temperature
For the Flan
1 can (14 ounces) condensed milk
1 can (12 ounces) evaporated milk
4 eggs
½ tablespoon vanilla extract
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 F.
Making the Chocolate Cake Layer
In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar using an electric mixer until thick and fluffy.
Add the egg and continue to beat.
In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and baking soda.
Add half of the dry ingredient mixture into the creamed butter and sugar mixture. Add half of the milk.
Beat the mixture until the dry ingredients are just moistened. Add the remaining half of the dry mixture and of the milk. Beat just until the ingredients are incorporated.
Making the Leche Flan Layer
In a mixing bowl, combine condensed milk, evaporated milk, eggs, and vanilla extract. Stir until well incorporated.
Using a fine-mesh sieve, strain the mixture into a spouted container.
Baking the Chocoflan
Grease a 12-cup bundt pan with softened butter.
Add the dulce de leche, swirling to cover the bottom of the bundt pan. Set aside.
Spoon the chocolate batter into the bundt pan on top of the dulce de leche, making sure to fill the pan evenly. Using an angled spatula, smoothen the top.
Carefully pour the flan mixture into the bundt pan over the chocolate batter.
Cover the bundt pan with aluminum foil, securing the edges.
Set the bundt pan on a roasting pan and place it inside the oven. Carefully pour about two inches of hot water into the roasting pan.
In a 350 F oven, bake the cake for about 60 minutes without opening the oven door to keep the steam from escaping. After 60 minutes, check for doneness by inserting a toothpick in the center of the cake. If it comes out with some soft chocolate cake crumbs, the cake is ready.
Take the cake out of the oven and let it cool completely on the roasting pan. To release the cake, gently shake the roasting pan from side to side to loosen the cake.
Invert a serving plate over the bundt pan and carefully turn it over. Gently lift the bundt pan from the plate, releasing the cake.
Serve the flan cake right away or refrigerate to completely chill.
We all know breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but finding something the whole family can agree on? That’s another story. However, once you know how to make french toast, even your pickiest eaters will become fanatics. Our classic and fluffy french toast recipe is simple enough to serve on a weekday but can be gussied up to add to your brunch menu.
Our super easy (we promise!) recipe for making French toast from scratch takes just minutes, and it means you can get a decadent and sweet breakfast on the table even on the busiest of days (though it’s certainly not a healthy breakfast — but you already knew that). Our dish starts with milk, eggs, cinnamon, and vanilla, which get whisked together. We use challah, a sweet and eggy loaf, as the base for our classic french toast recipe, but you can use any bread you have on hand. The best french toast recipe relies on thick slices of bread that can soak up all of the spiced custard for the ultimate fluffy breakfast treat.
Once the slices are pan-fried to the perfect golden brown, you can top this easy and impressive breakfast with anything you like We love a dollop of Greek yogurt, a sprinkle of fresh berries, and a drizzle of maple syrup which makes a breakfast perfect for weekdays and special occasions alike. Or drizzle on warmed Nutella, pile on the sliced bananas, and add a scoop of the best ice cream, and this easy french toast recipe becomes dessert. Pass the fork!
YIELDS: 4 servings TOTAL TIME: 0 hours 25 mins
Ingredients:
6 large eggs
1 1/2 c. whole milk
1 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 1/2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
8 1-inch-thick slices challah bread
4 tbsp. unsalted butter
Yogurt, berries, and pure maple syrup or honey, for serving
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Directions:
In large, shallow bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, cinnamon, and vanilla.
Working in batches, place 2 bread slices in egg mixture and let soak 2 minutes. Flip and soak 1 minute more (both sides of bread should be totally coated in mixture).
Meanwhile, heat 1 tablespoon butter in large nonstick skillet on medium-low. Once melted, add soaked bread and cook until golden brown, 1 to 3 minutes per side; transfer to wire rack. While toast is cooking, soak next batch of challah slices.
Repeat with remaining butter and bread. Serve topped with yogurt, berries, and syrup or honey if desired.
Ground beef mixed with balsamic vinegar, soy sauce, onion and parsley creates a kicked-up meatloaf recipe that will be your family’s new go-to. The secret to moist meatloaf? A generous amount of meatloaf glaze brushed over the loaf before baking, of course! This soy-glazed meatloaf is doused in a delicious mixture of ketchup, brown sugar and— you guessed it— umami-rich soy sauce. Made from a fermented paste of soybeans and roasted grains, this Chinese condiment lends an earthy, salty taste to everything it touches.
Got allergies to soy? You’ve got options. Try gluten-free tamari, which is often made without wheat, and is thicker, darker, and milder in flavor. Coconut aminos, a slightly sweeter sauce made from coconut tree sap and salt, makes a great paleo-friendly pick.
CAL/SERV:275 YIELDS:6 servings PREP TIME: 0 hours 0 mins TOTAL TIME: 1 hour 5 mins
Ingredients:
2 tbsp. ketchup
1 tbsp. brown sugar
1 tbsp. plus 1 tsp reduced-sodium soy sauce
2 large eggs
1 tbsp. balsamic vinegar
Kosher salt and pepper
1/2 c. panko
1 small onion, coarsely grated
1/2 c. fresh flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
1 1/2 lb. ground beef chuck
Mixed green salad, for serving
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Directions:
Heat oven to 375°F. Line rimmed baking sheet with foil. In bowl, combine ketchup, brown sugar and 1 teaspoon soy sauce.
In large bowl, whisk together eggs, balsamic vinegar, remaining tablespoon soy sauce and ½ teaspoon each salt and pepper; stir in panko and let sit 2 minutes. Add onion and parsley and mix to combine.
Add beef and mix just until incorporated. Transfer mixture to prepared baking sheet and shape into 9- by 3½-inch loaf.
Brush loaf with ketchup mixture. Bake until internal temp registers 150°F, 40 to 45 minutes. Let rest 5 minutes before slicing. Serve with salad if desired.
Nutritional Information (per serving): About 275 calories, 14.5 g fat (5.5 g saturated), 23.5 g protein, 430 mg sodium, 11 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber
Rice Bowls have gotten very popular and come in endless types. But I’ve loved rice bowls long before they became all the rage. If you’re not familiar with rice bowls they’re basically a bowl of rice topped with pretty much anything you want. My favorite ones are Japanese Donburis.
Donburi is a rice bowl dish served in a bowl which in Japan are also called “donburi”. There are many different types of Donburi but the most popular ones are Tempura Donburi or better known as Tendon if it’s made with shrimp, Chicken or Pork Katsu Donburi also called Katsudon. You’ll also find Tempura Donburi with fish and vegetable tempuras, Teriyaki, and other types of popular Japanese dishes. Another basic ingredient of most Donburi dishes is egg meaning veggies and other ingredients are scrambled with eggs and a donburi sauce which is then placed on a bed of rice and topped with a desired tempura, katsu, or a preferred protein including teriyaki beef or chicken.
My long time favorite is Tendon or Shrimp Tempura Donburi. I’ve been enjoying this rice bowl since I first discovered it while I was in high school. I also like the Katsudon!
I’ve always been able to get my Tendon from most Japanese restaurants in my area, and since I live in Hawaii my neighborhood grocery store. But when the pandemic locked us down for a month I decided to try and make it at home, after all it’s just shrimp tempura, eggs, Kamaboko (fish cake) and veggies over a bed of rice. How hard could that be?
Making Tendon is actually pretty easy but it does require making Shrimp Tempura. Since I must make the tempura batter for the shrimp I also make vegetable tempura with zucchini, green beans, and pretty much what I have on hand.
Another important part of this or any Donburi is the sauce. The sauce is made with Mirin (a Japanese rice wine used for cooking), soy sauce, dashi (fish stock) and sugar. This give the dish it’s sweet salty taste that make it delicious! You can find all the ingredients at an Asian market. The Dashi usually is in powder form like boullion so you’ll have to mix it as directed to get the liquid stock.
Of course the “star” of this dish is the Shrimp Tempura. You can either use a tempura mix also found at the Asian market, or you can make your own batter. Either way the most important things to remember to make perfect tempura batter is to use ice cold water and to not over stir the batter, it needs to have some lumps in it. In fact the best way to stir this batter is with chopsticks, so leave your whisk or electric mixers out of it.
So here’s the recipe for both Shrimp Tempura (it’s the same batter for fish or vegetable tempura) and the Donburi itself. This recipe makes 2 bowls.
Tendon
Ingredients for the Tempura
1 Cup Flour, shifted
1 Egg
1 Cup water
Ice cubes for chilling water
4 Large Shrimp – shelled and deveined but leave the tail on, pat dry with paper towel
Cut vegetables – zucchini, green beans, etc. (optional)
1/8 Cup flour
Oil for frying
Ingredients for Sauce:
6 Tbs. Mirin
2 Tbs. Soy Sauce
3 Tbs. Liquid Dashi – mix Dashi powder as directed on the box
2 Tbs. Sugar
Ingredients for Donburi:
2 Eggs, beaten
1/2 Onion, sliced
1/2 Cup Shitake Mushrooms (optional)
1/2 Kamaboko, cut into thin strips (optional)
1/3 Cup Green Onions, chopped (optional)
1 Tbs. Oil
Donburi Sauce
2 Cups Cooked White Rice
Seaweed flakes (optional)
Directions to make Tempura:
Place about 2″ of oil in a pot and start to heat while you prepare the batter.
Place shifted flower in a bowl and set aside.
In another bowl slightly beat egg – beat until yolk and white is just combined.
Add ice to water until the water is chilled.
Remove ice and pour water in the bowl with the beaten egg.
Mix gently together.
Stir in flour, do not over mix there should be lumps in the batter. Use right away, if for some reason you can’t use it immediately place in the refrigerator for a few minutes until you’re ready to fry.
Place 1/8 cup of flour in a dish.
Test the oil temperature by dropping a small bit of batter in oil, if oil bubbles around the batter the oil is ready.
Roll shrimp or vegetable in the dish of flour, shake off excess.
Dip in batter, let excess batter drip off before adding into hot oil.
Place battered shrimp and veggies in hot oil to fry. Do not over crowd the pot, cook in batches if you have to.
Turn as needed to cook all sides. Tempura is done when the shrimp or vegetable starts to float.
Drain on rack and set aside.
Directions for the sauce:
Mix all sauce ingredients together in a small bowl and set aside until needed.
Directions for the Donburi:
Heat oil in a skillet.
Saute onions in skillet until it starts to go limp and clear
Add in Kamoboko, mushrooms, and green onions (reserve some as garnish if desired)
Cook about 3-4 minutes.
Add in Donburi Sauce and simmer for 1 minute.
Pour beaten egg over all and cook until egg is done.
Place 1 Cup of rice in each bowl.
Cute the Egg mixture in half and place a half over each bowl of rice.
Top with Shrimp and Vegetable (if you made some) Tempura and garnish with green onions and seaweed flakes
In another bowl slightly beat egg - beat until yolk and white is just combined.
Add ice to water until the water is chilled.
Remove ice and pour water in the bowl with the beaten egg.
Mix gently together.
Stir in flour, do not over mix there should be lumps in the batter. Use right away, if for some reason you can't use it immediately place in the refrigerator for a few minutes until you're ready to fry.
Place 1/8 cup of flour in a dish.
Test the oil temperature by dropping a small bit of batter in oil, if oil bubbles around the batter the oil is ready.
Roll shrimp or vegetable in the dish of flour, shake off excess.
Dip in batter, let excess batter drip off before adding into hot oil.
Place battered shrimp and veggies in hot oil to fry. Do not over crowd the pot, cook in batches if you have to.
Turn as needed to cook all sides. Tempura is done when the shrimp or vegetable starts to float.
Drain on rack and set aside.
Sauce
Mix all ingredients together and set aside until needed
Donburi
Heat oil in a skillet.
Saute onions in skillet until it starts to go limp and clear
Add in Kamoboko, mushrooms, and green onions (reserve some as garnish if desired)
Cook about 3-4 minutes.
Add in Donburi Sauce and simmer for 1 minute.
Pour beaten egg over all and cook until egg is done.
Divide cooked egg mixture in half and place one half on top of each bowl of rice.
Place 2 Shrimp Tempura & pieces of veggie tempura (if you made some) on top of egg.
Garnish with green onions and seafood flakes if desired.
