crepes -- great for dinner or breakfast

Crepes: 

 3 large eggs 

 1 1/2 cups whole milk* 

 1/2 cup water 

 1 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour 

 2 tbsp. o.j. 

 3 tbsp. sugar 

 1/2 tsp salt 

 5 tbsp unsalted butter, melted, plus extra for brushing the pan. 

 *Note:  The book says that the tasters preferred the taste of whole milk but that you can use low-fat or fat-free milk instead. 

 For the crepes:  Combine the eggs, milk, water, flour, o.j., sugar, salt, and melted butter in a blender until a smooth batter forms, about 10 seconds.  Transfer the batter to a medium bowl.  Using a pastry brush, brush the bottom and sides of a 10-inch nonstick skillet very lightly with melted butter and heat the skillet over medium heat.  When the butter stops sizzling, tilt the pan slightly to the right and begin pouring in a scant 1/4 cup batter.   

 I am sure you know how to finish cooking the crepes.  So, if you don't then i can finish with the directions if you want.  But, I am not sure if you want more breakfast recipes or just recipes for the crepes.  But here are some suggestions for the crepes.  You can make and orange sauce to go with these crepes instead of having syrup.  You can fill the crepes with an orange cream and then roll the crepes up so they are stuffed crepes.  You can grill some fruit and place them inside the crepes or if you bought some hawaiian fruit (like kiwis, mangoes, pineapple etc) and made a mixture of that, I can give you a sauce that would be good with the fruit.  Crepes are delicate and so the toppings should be delicate also.   

Lime Water -- what a relief -

Lime Water --- oh so cool -  Now that it is getting hotter -- (Yes I know you are hotter than I am) this is just great --

5 Qt. Water                                  2 T. Citric Acid (Vitamin C)

3 C. Sugar                                   Crushed Ice

2 T. Lime Juice or Lemon Juice

Stir well & Float slices of Lemons or Limes on Top.

(Citric Acid can be purchased at Trader Joes's or Whole foods - It's a Powder) or at a Health food stores.

Salmon Sandwiches

Smoked Salmon Sandwiches

English Muffins

Scrambled eggs

Tomatoes, sliced

Purple onion, sliced

Toast Muffins and then butter. 

Then top with a slice of tomato

Next scrambled eggs

Finally onion.  

Wrap in foil and it is ready to go. 

Broil Fish Steak or Filets -- YUMMMMM!

Broiled Fish Steaks or Filets

8 fish steaks or fillets, washed well in cold running water (Unless frozen)

Salt

1/4 cup lemon juice

1/2 cup melted butter

Place fillets or steaks on well greased baking sheet.  Sprinkle with Salt.  Drip lemon juice and butter generously over fish.  Broil about 6 inches from heat for approximately 10 minutes for each 1-inch of thickness, basting once with lemon and butter.  When fish is firm and flakes easily, remove from broiler.  Baste Again with lemon and butter; garnish and serve immediately.  Makes 8 servings 

For microwave – which I like best. Bake Fish Steaks or Filets – same ingredients Cut up lemons at least 2 lemons and squeeze juice onto fish and then place the lemons in the baking pan.  Cover with plastic wrap – then you don’t need to baste.  

Set timer – and check every 2 minutes or so.  When fish flakes it is done.  Can sit and finish cooking with plastic wrap over --- be careful not to remove wrap or fish could easily dry out.  If this happens ---serve a small dish of melted butter at each place setting ---kids love dunking.

I love fish this way --- 

Whoopie Pies -Stacey Gray - YEAH!

My Daughter saw this recipe -- and she wanted to try them -- and wow are these good -- Love them Stace

Whoopie Pies -Stacey Gray -

2 cups flour

1 c. sugar

1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1 tsp. soda

1/2 tsp. baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

1/2 c sour milk

1/2 c water

1/2 cup shortening

1 egg 

1 egg yolk

Filling:

1/2 c shortening

2 tBS flour

1 TB sugar

2 tsp vanilla

2 1/2 cup powdered sugar

3 TBS milk

Preheat oven to 400 degrees

To make cookies -- Add all dry ingreat.  to a mixer -- mix -- then add the wet ingreat.  then add the egg and egg yolk  mix for an additional 2 minutes - until it is mixed well.

Drop the drop by a rounded tsp 2 inches apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet - makes about 3* dozen cookies -- then let them cook for about 6 min.  or until the top spring back.  

Let cool 

Meanwhile make the filling -- 1/2 c shortening, 2 tbl sugar and 1 tbl sugar and vanilla -  mix with electric mixer on medium speed for 30 sec.

Slowly add 1 1/4 c powdered sugar -- add the milk -- gradually add the remaining powered sugar

My Daughter made this recipe -- she said to mix a little more flour into the cookies -- *an make them small --

to assemble them frost one side of the cookies and then top them with the remaining cookies -- 

These are really good --  

Bread -- the stuff of life

Bread -- the stuff of life -

I have a Cruinart bread machine -- Which I love 

Now to start the Bread -- I put it on 1 pound loaf -- French Bread setting - and the darkest loaf color  -  It just turn out a deep golden brown --

Now -- I check the pan and also the spinning item. Just to make sure it turns --

Then it is on to the mixer --

Add:

1 1/2 c. water

3 cups gold medal flour -- +/- 1/2 or more of flour -- depending on the humidity,

1 pkg Fleshmens yeast -- (I tried to use the other kind -- but this turns out best)

1/2 tsp salt (it will not taste good without the salt)

1 tsp sugar

1 TBS - olive oil

1  TBS - lemon juice (you use this if you have cheaper flour - I use it to make it get a sourdough taste)

Now -- I am to hovering -- I know I have issues -- I just like to check to make sure it mixes --  by adding more flour -- i.e.

Then let it go for the required time. 

Now you have a hot, lovely batch of bread --

Truffles - For everyone

I love Truffles --- That you can make for Easter --- These are wonderful ---  

Truffles

1/3 cup Heavy Cream

12 oz semi sweet choc. chips or 2 cups of chips

6 Tbs Butter

2 tsp flavoring = butter, vanilla, rum or coconut

In a double boiler; bring the cream to  a simmer

Remove from the heat and stir in choc. chips

Add the rest of the ingredients

Pour the choc mixture onto a shallow bowl

cool, cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours

Wax paper covered pan 

Scoop across the layer of chocolate mixture to make a ball.

roll or dip - either - coca powder, nuts, coconut-toasted  

cover and refrigerate

makes 30 truffles