Crepes

Crepes

Ingredients:

2 Large Eggs

3/4 cup milk

1/2 cup water

1 cup flour

3 Tablespoons melted butter

Butter, for coating the pan

To make them sweeter add the following to the mixture:

2 1/2 T. sugar

2 T. Vanilla

In a blender, combine all of the ingredients and pulse for 10 seconds. Place the crepe batter in the refridgerator for 1 hour. This allows the bubbles to subside so the crepes will be less likely to tear during cooking. The batter will keep for up to 48 hours.

Heat a small non-stick pan. Add butter to coat. Pour 1 ounce of batter into the center of the pan and swirl to spread evenly. Cook for 30 seconds and flip. Cook for another 10 seconds and remove to a cutting board or plate, lay them out flat so they may cool. Continue until all batter is used. After cooled, you may stack them and store in a ziploc in the fridge for several days and in the freezer for up to two months. When using frozen crepes, thaw them on a rack before gently pulling apart.

Add your favorite filling and love them. I really rather enjoy the Nutella and dust them with powder sugar.

Thank Mlle. Hawkins for my love of crepes. French class introduced me to these yummy snacks.

Goat Cheese Nachos

Yes, I know I am posting my recipe on the last day of the month, but at least I am posting.

My new favorite snack has become Goat Cheese Nachos. Now before you just ignore this have an open mind and give it a try.

Recipe is simple:

Assemble your nachos the way you normally do, but just sprinkle a little crumbled goat cheese on top. Go on, give it a try!

Or try this yummy recipe from Rachel Ray

http://www.rachaelraymag.com/recipes/appetizer-side-dish-recipes/goat-cheese-nachos/article.html

Brit's Recipes

Brittany added these as a comment, so I am posting them as a regular post. Thanks Brit! They look good!


I have not actually tried either of these; but they do look increadibly appetizing. What I really like about them is that not only do they look good they are quick and easy. That is right up my alley!I was not able to post the pics so I included the links if you would like to take a look.

Healthy Snack: Cheese Melt Spread 1/2 teaspoon of spicy mustard on a cocktail-size slice of thin whole-grain rye bread. Add a thin square of sharp Cheddar (about the same size as the bread) and broil until the cheese melts, then top with a slice of tomato and a sprinkling of caraway seeds. Health Bonus: Rich in calcium. LINKhttp://www.realsimple.com/realsimple/package/0,21861,1159184-1094716-5,00.html

Healthy Snack: Parmesan Pita CrispsSprinkle 2 tablespoons of grated Parmesan evenly over a 4-inch whole-wheat pita. Dust with 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano and broil until the cheese browns. Cut into quarters. Health Bonus: Good balance of protein, fat, and fiber. LINKhttp://www.realsimple.com/realsimple/package/0,21861,1159184-1094716-6,00.html

September's Recipe Theme

My third grader has to take a snack to school every day. They have "snack recess" in the morning, and all of the kids sit on the steps and eat their snacks. It seems like being in this agricultural, hippy land (not really... we're not that far north) everyone is super healthy. I like to think I do a pretty good job in this department. We eat plenty of fruits and vegetables, hardly any processed foods, and minimal high fructose corn syrup. But, I also buy fruit snacks, pretzels, and (gasp!) Quaker chocolate chip granola bars. Last year I kind of got away with sending the easy packaged snacks, because I just slipped it in the backpack and hoped no one associated the Fruit Gusher's eater with me. Unfortunately, this year when the kids hang up their backpacks, they have to set out their snacks so they are ready to take outside. Now I have to own up to what I bring. Next to the array of pita chips and hummus, dried organic apples, and dehydrated snap peas, my Oreo 100 Calorie Pack might as well be rat poison under a neon sign that says, "This Lady Hates Her Kid."

So, this month's theme is snacks. Not necessarily snacks like you'd find at my son's school, but snacks that work every time to make you and/or your kids satisfied and happy. If you have healthy ideas that would make me look like a better mom, feel free to share (even if no one would ever eat them).