[Photograph: Sydney Oland] Note: This recipe is best when assembled the night before and baked the next morning (allowing time for the custard to soak into the bread). It can be baked the same day by preheating the oven to... More

Note: Day-old bread is best for this recipe. If you can't find brioche loaf substitute with challah. About the author: María del Mar Sacasa is a recipe developer, food stylist, and author of the food blog High Heels & Frijoles.... More

It may be hard for some people to fathom, but there are some of us out there who simply do not like sweet things for brunch. And for those of us who need salt first thing in the morning, a big plate of eggy bread and some bacon can be just the trick. Eggy bread is a simple savory French toast that can be served with bacon, fresh veggies or any other savory topping or side you can think of. (I recommend ketchup.) More

Chef Shack sets up shop at various farmers' markets around Minneapolis each weekend and French Toast with Shaved Apples and Bacon Beer Brats is one of their biggest morning sellers. Slices of hearty multigrain bread are dipped into an eggy brown sugary batter, fried crisp, served with salty links of Fischer Farms bacon beer brats and topped with slivers of crisp-tart apples. More

To me, cranberry sauce is the one side that propels a standard roast turkey into a holiday feast. It's the one dish that never graces my table, except during the holidays. And although cranberry sauce is crucial to the holiday meal, there are always leftovers once the table is cleared. More

I used a nonstick skillet, but Molly from the blog Orangette has said that oil makes for the superior 'finish' on any French toast recipe. Very stale bagels might require a longer marinade in the milk and egg mixture. For... More

Say hello to your new best friend, Birthday Cake French Toast. This recipe breathes new life into birthday cake that is past its prime, making use of the dry texture to absorb a rich, eggy mixture, which is then pan-fried (frosting and all) to yield a new breed of French toast that's beyond decadent. In the tradition of over-the-top morning foods such as Cadbury Creme Eggs Benedict, this makes for a sugar bomb of a plate, tasting far better than it has any right to, in a so-bad-it's-good sort of way. More

Editor's note: On Mondays, Kristen Swensson of Cheap, Healthy, Good swings by these parts to share healthy and delicious recipes with us. Take it away, Kristen! [Photograph: Kristen Swensson] Thanks to a one-two punch of cold weather and a sudden... More

[Photograph: Robin Bellinger] I don't love French toast, but as soon as I saw Melissa Clark's challah-based recipe for apple-gruyère French toast with red onion, I knew I had to try it. These are a few of my favorite things,... More