French Toast with Cherry Tomatoes and Basil

It's axiomatic that a stash of leftover bread makes the best French toast for breakfast, and so it stands to reason that a savoury version would be equally satisfying for the crew around your dinner table. At least that's true in my house.

eggs
basil
hot sauce
bread
butter
cherry tomatoes
basil

Whisk the eggs in a shallow bowl as you usually would for French toast, but omit any sugar and cinnamon, and instead hit the eggs with pepper, chopped basil and a dash of hot sauce.

Slide some slices of old bread in there to soak, then fry up the toasts in butter.

Scattering a few handfuls of halved cherry tomatoes into the pan as the bread cooks yields a fine topping. Sprinkle basil leaves over. Doubters will doubt no more.