Banana Cream Toast on a School Day

Good morning breakfastpoppers. Today is Wednesday, December 28, 2011. School is in session this morning and Prof. Spreadthebull is lecturing about "The Art of Fooling the Electorate". Let's prepare some delicious Banana Cream French Toast, load up our breakfast box and thermos and head for class.

For the toast you will need 8 slices of white bread, 4 large eggs, 1 cup milk, 1 tablespoon cinnamon, 1 teaspoon vanilla and butter for frying. For the topping you will need 2 ripe, sliced bananas, 3/4 cup whipping cream, 1/2 cup orange juice, 1/4 cup powdered sugar and 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice.

Let's prepare the topping first. In a medium saucepan combine bananas, orange juice, sugar and lemon. Cook over medium heat for about 5 minutes or until the bananas get very soft. With a slotted spoon, transfer bananas to a blender. Add 1/4 cup liquid from the saucepan and puree until smooth. Cover with plastic wrap and chill until cold. You are going to be late for class so I suggest you fill your thermos with an Irish Coffee and have breakfast later. When you return from class, beat whipping cream until it forms stiff peaks and then add it to the banana mixture.

To make the toast simply whisk together the eggs, milk, cinnamon and vanilla. Dip bread into egg mixture. Melt butter in a skillet and cook slices until golden brown. Top toast with a generous dollop of banana cream. Add some banana slices for garnish. In the meantime, head for class. Bring a notebook and pencil.

Welcome to class students. Congress has come through the latest impasse by passing a 2 month extension of the payroll tax cut. The outcome is a perfect example of what it means to lead without having an ounce of common sense. It also affords us a marvelous opportunity to see how easy it is to manipulate the public and whip them up emotionally.

President Obama was very clever when he asked Americans to explain what 40 dollars means to them. We all know that to the president it means supplying BO with large dog bones. To the rest of the nation, judging by all the cards and letters flowing into the White House, according to the White House, it meant everything from being able to have pizza once in a while to being able to buy insulin. The White House reported that it received over 18,000 admissions on a form presented on Whitehouse.gov.

Whatever you do, never make the connection between the payroll tax cuts and funding Social Security because if you do it may give people something to think about. We don't want to encourage thinking. We want raw emotion. You must keep the fact that the cuts rob money from the Social Security Tax Fund completely to yourself. Heck we've done that exact thing before, why not keep doing it. If the government hadn't taken the money from the fund in the first place Social Security might not be teetering on the verge of bankruptcy. Never allow the truth to come from your lips. Just hold fast to the fact that the greedy Republicans don't want to see you putting food in your toddler's mouth. Trust me on this, it works. In fact, it works like a charm. After all the proof is in the pudding. The Republicans caved and Americans now have 2 more months of pizza nights. Life is good! Of course, those people currently receiving Social Security benefits may be in deep trouble. Oh well, you can't please everybody.

I think that I have given you plenty to think about for now. Remember, serving the public is a noble thing. Deceiving the public is glorious. CLASS DISMISSED...POP...