Sunday, January 24, 2010

The Week of Crepes

I am a big fan of crepes, but I hardly ever make them. Then one fateful day I became the owner of Crepes: Sweet and Savory Recipes for the Home Cook by Lou Seibert Pappas. I was inspired and vowed to cook nothing but crepes for an entire week. I made plans and got all the ingredients, but then other stuff happened and it became kind of crepe week. I made four different kinds of "savory crepes". Since I am not a great photographer I am going to let Jean-Blaise Hall do the work for me.
We start with Asparagus and Ham Crepes
I learned that making the batter in the blender is the best way to prevent lumps, and you should let the batter sit for at least an hour so the flour can absorb the liquid. It makes the crepes more tender.
Baked Egg Crepe Cups
Britton made these Saturday morning. Will didn't want to eat (see previous post) so I ate his too.
Tomato Crepes with Ratatouille
I added sundried tomatoes to the batter to give them extra yummy flavor, and then simplified the filling by buying a jar of ratatouille from Trader Joe's. Simple!
Chicken, Sweet Corn and Red Pepper Crepes
Britton made this recipe. Turns out he actually pulled off half of crepe week for me. He put some cilantro in the crepe batter and a little enchilada sauce on the tops. They're unusual, but tasty all the same. We call them French enchiladas.
I honestly can't BELIEVE I didn't make any dessert crepes this week. Putting all the effort into savory crepes took away my interest in dessert crepes. Sometime soon I hope to whip up some caramelized apple crepes and orange custard crepes. Yumm!

These meals were made possible by my long distance friend Rachel who sent me an official crepe pan for my birthday. (Or was it Christmas?) Darn December birthdays.

6 comments:

Britton said...

I might add that my "FRENCHiladas"(get it) were made without the use of ANY recipe or performance enhancing chemicals. This was what I like to call, "Culinary Free-styling".

brittney said...

yumm... I LOVE crepes. :) We should have a crepe party whenever you're up for eating crepes again. :)

Aileen (aka TIA) said...

I didn't think I was a crepe fan, but you're making me want to try them. Glad the recipe book found a good home!

Rachel James said...

This looks like lots of fun! As you know, I always make sweet crepes, but it looks like there's whole world out there that I haven't explored.

Katie B. said...

Oh my goodness! Those look delicious. Thanks for the tip about blenders and letting the batter sit.

Nikki CB said...

Nice work! Looks delish. I agree with Brittney's idea to have a crepe party.