day-old bread (about 250 grams) • heavy cream (about 500 ml) • milk (about 500 ml) • eggs and 2 egg yolks • sugar (about 80 grams), or 1/2 cup (about 100 grams) if you like it sweeter • lemon and orange peel (no white part), cinnamon stick, star anise, and sweet pepper (optional) • anise liqueur • Fresh berries (optional)
thick slices of bread (can be sandwich bread; I used orange bread made in a bread machine the day before, five thick slices cut in half) • milk (about 500 ml) • Ground cinnamon (to taste) • dark chocolate chips or chopped dark chocolate (about 175 grams) • eggs • sugar (about 150 grams) or 1 1/2 tablespoons saccharin (about 20 grams) • heavy whipping cream (about 200 ml) • For decoration: • dark chocolate for melting (about 75 grams) • Cinnamon (optional) • Powdered sugar (or sucralose) (optional)
sardines in tomato sauce • tuna in escabeche (pickled sauce) • pâté • mussels in escabeche (pickled sauce) • Tomato sauce for spreading on the bread • baguette, sliced
sandwich bread • small slices baguette or similar bread • olive mortadella • single-serve fresh cheese (such as queso fresco or ricotta) • thin slices cured salt pork (such as pancetta or bacon) • Freshly sliced ham (such as prosciutto or deli ham) • Melon cut into • Tomato sauce for spreading on the bread