4 day version Recipes

cornbread , day old, cut into 1/2 slices (or you can cube the bread into 1 1/2-inch cubes), bacon, cooked and crumbled (vegetarian version use facon or tempeh bacon), maple syrup, warmed

russian layer cake , 2 days old ( ), marsala wine, water, sugar, divided, butter, flour, whole milk or 1 cup light cream, vanilla (or to taste), eggs , seperated & yolks slightly beaten, sugar , for meringue

olive oil, butter, onions, chopped (about 4), garlic cloves, chopped (about 4 large heads ), chicken broth (rich stock preferred, use vegetable stock for vegetarian version), bread, cut into chunks (1/2 loaf day-old french bread), parsley stems , 9 sprigs fresh thyme or 1 1/2 tsp dried and 1 bay leaves, salt, half-and-half, black pepper, fresh-ground, croutons (optional) or fried garlic chips (optional)