Whet Your Alpha’s Appetite V-Day Morning

You should be waking up a little late tomorrow morning (ahem!) for very good reasons (cough).

But you may want to wake up a few minutes earlier and make something a little special, satisfying and can take you both through the afternoon.  The bananas makes the house smell so yummy and cozy.  Later, ya’ll can order take out or go out to eat.  Keep it simple.  I don’t see what else there is to do on Vday but eat, sleep, and make love be it in Tahiti or in a studio apartment on Martin Luther King Blvd.  But that’s on you.

Also, most people can make french toast.  Eat!

Bananas Foster French Toast w/crispy, caramelized bananas on top

BANANAS FOSTER FRENCH TOAST

Ingredients

* 4 large eggs
* 1 cup heavy cream
* 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
* 8 tablespoons butter, divided
* 8 large croissants, halved
* 1/2 cup dark corn syrup
* 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
* 1 cup maple syrup
* 1 cup chopped pecans
* 6 ripe bananas, halved crosswise and lengthwise
* 1 teaspoon rum extract

Directions

In a shallow dish, whisk together eggs, cream, and cinnamon. In a large skillet, melt 2 tablespoons butter over medium-high heat. Dip 4 croissant halves in egg mixture to coat both sides. Using a fork, remove croissants from egg mixture, letting excess mixture drip off. Place croissant halves in hot skillet. Cook 2 to 3 minutes per side or until lightly browned. Repeat procedure with remaining butter and croissant halves. Set aside and keep warm.

In a large skillet, combine corn syrup, brown sugar, maple syrup and pecans. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat, and simmer for 2 minutes. Add banana halves and rum extract. Coat with the syrup mixture, and simmer 1 minute. Spoon over French toast. Serve immediately.