Savory Olive French Toast with Bacon Marmalade

This dish came about in a cool way. I went to Brooklyn to visit my dear Erin and brought her some delicious olive bread as a hostess gift. The day got away from us, and it was time for our dinner reservation before we got around to eating it. Of course I was concerned about the fabulous bread becoming stale and fell asleep dreaming of what we ought to do with it. M’mm, savory French toast. Zzz. M’mm, what should go on top of it? Zzz. Somewhere in the night, inspiration hit and by morning, I knew. It needed a delicious tomato marmalade. And bacon. And probably blood oranges. And a cocktail. And salad. With goat cheese. Bacon Tomato Marmalade: 4 slices bacon 3 Roma tomatoes 1 stem rosemary ½ an orange sliced very thin and cut in half  (I used blood) 3 tablespoons sugar free orange marmalade (you could use regular if that’s what’s on hand- just check the flavor) Dice the bacon. Brown in a small sauce pan with the rosemary. Strain the grease and discard. Add the orange slices. Cook 2 minutes. Meanwhile, hull the tomatoes and dice. Add the tomatoes and cook slowly until it makes … Continue reading