What Do You Do With Stale Bread?

I have been keeping myself busy this week making food for this blog and being sure to take lots of pictures. We also have some random stuff gearing up too. I have signed up for the cat foster program with Mississauga Animal Services. We have our home inspection coming up and will probably have a feline guest soon after.  

We have a fish tank. It's empty, but it's getting ready for fish this coming week.

My sourdough turned out tasty.

And my floor garden in the kitchen is green and growing.  It's too cold yet, but I expect these will end up out on the balcony at some point instead of my floor.  We stole their table for the fish tank.

Look at that garlic shoot!  There is some ginger sprouting along side it. Even the celery is getting crazy. The grasshead got a haircut too.

Now back to bread. I have been making a lot of bread. More than we can eat but we still need fresh bread sooooo what to do with the stale ends? Well I have frozen some for making stuffing and I have made bread crumbs and put those in the freezer. I'm running out of room in my freezer. I have composted way too much.  Finally, I found a couple solutions that don't go in the freezer.  I already made croutons that were great.  I'll be making those again.  

I often make breakfast, even during the week, but I rarely make french toast. Chris is usually the one that makes this dish and I have just left it to him, he's good at it. He is still away in Germany until tomorrow so I figured I would give it my own spin.

I was cooking for just Phoenix and myself so I broke two eggs into a shallow pan.  In this case, a pie dish. I added milk, vanilla, and lots of cinnamon.

I sliced my bread a bit thicker than usual and soaked it in the egg mixture on both sides.

Now onto the breakfast grill or frying pan.  Add a bit of butter if you want.  My grill is non-stick and I didn't add anything.

Cook evenly on both sides. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and drizzle with syrup. It's crisp on the outside, moist inside and sweet all over. It's way more delicious than the slightly dry stale bread it started as.

I am also making a recipe that my friend Sarah sent me that is using up more bread! The recipe called for stove top stuffing, which I don't have, so I made some. It's delicious. My kitchen smells so good right now. I'm liking this! What do you do with stale bread??