Sounding more prudent, endive salad was nonetheless lively, with its crumbles of Roquefort and sprinkling of sherry vinaigrette and sweet toasted walnuts.
I was wild about the lentil rice, however: lentils cooked with basmati rice, cumin and sweet, toasted onions until each grain of rice was light and dry.
Some people also reported smells that they described as fruity, sweet, toasted minty, or woody.
Here, the bread of my Cuban sandwich was less sweet, toasted until crisped and lightly brushed with butter before hitting the plancha.
Use a fruit-based bread like cinnamon raisin bread for a sweeter toast.
In a post on Saturday, Delish magazine promised that "sweet potato toast" would "seriously wow you", linking to a recipe.
Following in the proud trend established by cauliflower "rice" and "pizza bases" and lettuce leaf "burger buns", the latest crime to be committed in the name of the clean-eating movement is "sweet potato toast" – exactly what it sounds like, with slices of sweet potato used in place of bread.
Dessert is as unfussily gorgeous: as with the main course, the plums can also be made in advance (though remember to reheat gently so the fruit doesn't fall apart) and their berried cinnamon-scented syrup drenches the sweet French toast so gloriously that you know that this is no breakfast dish.
