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French toast is easy to make and is a delicious dish. However, it is not easy to know exactly, where French toast comes from. Long ago it was much harder to come by food, and there was not very many ways in which to lengthen the life of many foods short of salting them for curing, so people used what they had available to feed their families. There are so many interesting stories and opinions of where it all began. Down through the ages and in nearly every country there is a variation of what is called French toast by some. This appealing treat is known by many names since times medieval.

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French toast is made using different ingredients, some are sweet to the taste, while yet others are strong and savory. Overall, they made use of what they had in hand and one thing they have in common is making use of stale bread.

French toast is oh so easy to make, with the simplest or the most extensive list of ingredients, whether for a morning meal, a daytime snack or even as a light quick fix supper. You should really try some French 코인카지노 toast.

You will need a bowl and a whisk or fork. A griddle of sorts, a skillet or frying pan will suffice; as well, you shall have a spatula. French toast also needs a platter and plates for many or a plate for each serving. You will also need forks or spoons as is preferred by individual tastes of course for eating the French toast as well as for serving utensils of condiments and garnishes while dinning. If possible, have a warm area to keep the French toast in when making more than one serving as this helps contain the warmth of the meal itself, although, cold French toast is very good too.

An Easy French Toast Recipe for an individual serving.

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A bit of cooked meat is added, if you so choose also salt and pepper to taste.

You shall beat the eggs first then add each wet ingredient while continuing to mix thoroughly. It is best to add all dry ingredients into one concoction, and then add dry mixture into the wet batter mix, stirring as you continue. When meat or other preserves are prepared with French toast they are usually a topping of an accompaniment.

While you are mixing the batter, you should also be warming a pre-lubricated griddle. Use enough butter or oil to cook the French toast. This is over a medium heat.

Place the bread into the batter and cover both sides, however do remember that the more stale a piece of bread the longer it should stay to soak up the batter. However, a fresher piece of bread will not take as long to become pudding in the batter if left longer than needed.

Place bread on griddle and lightly brown on both sides, turning once until crisp.

Add preferred toppings, serve up hot and enjoy!

Being a missionary in an impoverished and gang controlled area of Guatemala, some of our friends have started asking for our perspective in the newly popular media trend of talking about children from Guatemala that are illegally entering the United States. I'm wondering why it has taken so long for people to start noticing! Since God called us here 3 years ago, we have been trying to tell others of the extreme poverty crisis here in Guatemala that causes Guatemalans to risk everything for the chance of living in the United States, if only to send a few dollars back for the rest of their family.

For those of you who didn't happen to see our initial presentation we gave at various churches in 2012 as we prepared to come down here, I will directly quote the stats we gave as evidence of the ongoing problem:

The numbers have gotten worse. I'm sure by now everyone who pays attention to the news in the U.S. has been inundated with statistics, pie charts, and reviews of past, present, and future policy change that is related to all of this. I don't plan to pick apart certain news clips or debunk certain theories that have been developed and repeated. I want to give a perspective not just as someone who is here "on the ground" working with some of the very kids that are migrating to the U.S., but as one who has been purposed to come here and help prevent it.

God's vision for us here in Guatemala is simultaneously simple and difficult: to help strengthen the local church so it can grow as a fountain of hope and God's power for those in its surrounding community. It frustrates me that it took finding a couple dead children in the desert on the border of the U.S. for people to start paying attention to this issue. Sadly, though, not many people are asking the right questions. The question isn't, "how do we prevent people from entering our borders," rather it should be, "how can we help these countries better serve their people so they are happy to live in their own country?"

Being a Marine Corps Veteran who was sent to fight a war on foreign soil and one who believes in the right to pursue freedom from oppression, I wonder if we ever really stop to think about the ideals of our founding fathers. America has been long touted as the "Land of Opportunity," the United States of America was founded upon the backs of migrant workers who appreciated the value of hard work, strong family principles, and the desire to serve our Creator in a way that pleases Him as our Father. The U.S. has grown lazy and the American dream is slowly dying because we have more than we could ever dream for and refuse to share it with anyone else. We know this does not apply to everyone; there are many people who are aware of the struggles of the rest of the world and who serve in whatever way God has called them to help alleviate this suffering. This isn't to say nobody is doing anything, but to highlight that per capita and in comparison with how much we do have as a country, we could be doing a whole lot more. There are still many in the U.S. who are literally drowning in the river of dreams Billy Joel sang about and are trying to keep everyone else out. I know this seems like I may have strayed off point, but I offer this as a comparison to what my wife and I witness here in Guatemala.

Education is valued as a luxurious commodity in Guatemala. Families know the importance of being able to send their children to school, but the difficulty is in being able to afford to send them. There are public schools available but the quality is extremely low. This isn't to say the teachers do not do their best, but schools are underfunded and under supported. One of the local schools we worked with in the past year receives about 5,000 Guatemalan Quetzales (about $640) per YEAR for whatever needs they have. Other than having their electric and water bills paid for by the local government, the school director must constantly ask the parents of the students to donate time and money in order to support teacher salaries, school supplies, and improvements to the buildings. All students attend classes part-time because there are more children than space in the schools. Primary school students attend for only 4 hours a day. One class attends in the morning while the other in the afternoon. Middle and high school students attend school once a week and have to do the majority of their learning at home on their own. There are some private schools available in each area, but these are only available if families can afford to pay about $300 per child each year ($250 of which is due at the beginning of the school year). The public schools, since they receive less funding, are also more privy to gang control. One school near the church we work in has received threats to the security of the staff if the parents of the students do not collectively pay an extortion demand. The police are working to resolve this issue, but the threat remains.

Most families cannot afford to pay for their own rent and food, so instead of children completing their high school education the children find jobs at a young age in order to help their parents sustain the family. They know that getting a better education will result in a better job, but it is difficult to stay in school when your family is starving to death. Not only does not attending school alleviate the costs of attendance, but it also makes a family member available to work, when they can find it. So, families are faced with a difficult decision: who has the best potential to succeed in school and who should we keep out of school to work so we can eat? In the United States, we have taken for granted the "no child left behind" directive that ensures all children get an equal education. Guatemalan children are lucky if they get an education at all.

The gang situation in Guatemala is rampant. Most families have been abandoned in one way or another by the father figure. Either they have left the family because they could not handle the responsibility, they have moved somewhere far away to secure a better work opportunity to support the family, or they have been killed for not succumbing to the demands of a ruling gang. This opens the door for young men and women to not be properly guided and need to make very hard life decisions at an early age. Aside from the education issue, they are confronted with the opportunity to join a gang so they can keep their family safe while making enough money to sustain them all. One of the laws in Guatemala is that at the age of 18, any criminal history you have is wiped clean without question. As a result, boys under the age of 18 are recruited as hitmen because they know they get a clean slate in just a few years. I recently had someone ask me if we live in a "dangerous" area of the country. In Guatemala, the sections of each city is divided into "zones" and are assigned colors of red, orange, or yellow to signify the level of danger as indicated by gang activity. Guatemalans laugh at this system as the