Cash, are you near a Trader Joe's? They have good challah.
Nope. I'm not even sure where the closest one is. I think I'll google Chicago TJ's and find one near our hotel so I can try to stock up while we're there tonight. I can freeze the challah for later use.
We've got a Trader Joe's, Cash. It's not very big, but I'm willing to bet you can find it here.
Thanks, Sail! I'll pop in when I drive through. It's worth a stop.
Hey, wait, you're in Chicago tonight? And if you're staying downtown, the TJ's is on Ontario just off of Michigan Ave.
They have challah and jalapeño challah -- there's a good recipe here for a breakfast bake with the jalapeño challah: [link] I made it with the regular (non-jalapeño) challah, because I'm a spicy food wimp. Quite tasty.
They call it "Twisted Jalapeno Bread," but it's basically challah with jalapenos thrown in.
Not appropriate for Shabbos, I assume.
Huh. That's ... interesting.
Oh man, now I want to develop a savory French toast recipe with jalapeño challah. Nom nom nom.
Am I bad for thinking it would make the great basis for a southwest breakfast bake with lots of crumbled sausage (mmm... chorizo), tons of cheese, and pico de gallo?
Yeah... probably very bad.