Breakfast

by : Reiko Breakfast

L.H.P. French Toast
L.H.P. フレンチトースト

My initial plan was to make Matcha flavored french toast.

But I thought it would be fun to add another flavor to it.

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Then I remembered something.

Leah’s Happy Place!

If you live in the Twin Cities, you may know what I’m talking about.

There is a great neighborhood cafe, called Cafe Astoria.

One of their specialties is Leah’s Happy Place, which is Matcha Lavender Latte, with a sprinkle of pistachio.

First time I saw it on the menu, I was somewhat skeptical.

Lavender and Mathca???

I’m glad my husband wanted to try, because I fell in love quickly just after one sip.

So I decided to try this flavor combination on my french toast.

I pretty much perfected (I think!) my vegan french toast last time I made it, so I used this recipe as a base.

And it turned out awesome!!

It has the right ratio of Matcha and lavender.

You can taste them both, complimenting each other.

I served it with homemade V-butter, maple syrup, and chopped pistachio.

L.H.P. french toast will stay on my “menu” at our house for sure!

Cafe Astoria is listed on My Favorite Restaurants page.

L.H.P. French Toast Batter Ingredients

1 cup unsweetened soy milk
2 tablespoons chickpea flour
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 tablespoon nutritional yeast
a pinch of salt
Matcha powder – about 1/2 tablespoon
ground dried lavender (sold for tea) – about 1/2~1 tablespoon

Anything Goes Shakshuka
こんなのもいいシャクシュカ

Shakshuka was one of my favorite weekend breakfast dishes.

So when I switched to the 100% plant-based diet, I thought I would have to say good-bye to it forever.

But once I became more confident in plant-cooking, I thought maybe I could still enjoy the dish with a little twist.

So this shakshuka was made with soft scrambled tofu instead of poached eggs.

Well, anything goes, after all, when it comes to home-cooking right? (lol)

This shakshuka not only has a totally different look outside, but also contains a lot of yumminess inside, like lentils and eggplant,which makes the dish a little more substantial.