Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day! :)

I got that cute picture (technically it's a background, but hey, looks cool as is) from imagesforfree.org.

And here are some Basic Dessert Crêpes to go along with whatever plans you've made:

Basic Dessert Crêpes 

1 1/2 cups milk

2 eggs

1 cup flour

2 tablespoons sugar

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

1/8 teaspoon (or a few dashes) salt

1. Beat eggs and combine with milk in a small or medium mixing bowl.
2. Add flour, stir.  (Don't be worried if there are lumps!)
3. Add sugar and oil.  Stir, and add salt.
4. Blend thoroughly with hand mixer, until all the lumps are gone.
5. Heat a skillet on the stove and spray with nonstick cooking spray.
6. Ladle in batter.  Lift and tip skillet to spread batter evenly.
7. Return to heat, and cook until edges turn brown.  Release the edges with a spatula, and lift up the side of the crêpe to see if it's brown on the underside.  If so, flip it over and cook for less than half a minute on that side.
8. Remove crêpe to a plate; repeat with remaining batter.

A quick note before I break it down as usual - don't do what I did in the photos and add the flour before the eggs.  It turns out the same, but it looks wayy worse than if you do it the way I posted.

Pour milk...

 Add flour and eggs and stir...

 Add sugar...

 Add oil and salt and stir...

 Then mix with a hand blender...

 Pam a skillet...

 Ladle batter into the skillet...

 (Sorry for that blurry picture!)  ...and tip to coat the surface of the skillet.

Brown the edges and release with a spatula...

 Lift your crêpe...

 ...and, if it's browned to your liking, flip!

Brown both sides of your crêpe nicely...

 ...and remove to a plate.

Repeat with your remaining batter and remember to coat your skillet with Pam before each crêpe!

Your crêpe appearance depends on your skillet, the heat, and your preference!  Some like it really brown, some like it dotted with little holes, some like it spotty, and some like it undercooked.  I'm easy any way, as long as they're delicious. :)

There's a spotty crêpe for ya!  And the edges will most likely be quite crispy if you let them brown thoroughly:

If you don't like that, just wait until the edges are only golden brown before releasing them with the spatula.

And then the yummy part - serving and eating!

These are called dessert crêpes for a reason - they're sweeter than savory crêpes.  I eat them for breakfast on weekends usually. :)

And of course there are many ways to eat them.  I take refrigerated leftover crêpes and dip them straight in sugar.  I also spread warm ones with Nutella (sometimes with bananas) or just eat them plain with powdered sugar.

You can also spread lots of preserves, jams, or jellies on them - whichever flavor is your favorite!

Just spread...

...roll...

...and enjoy!

Bon appétit!
-JJ

Puerto Rico Pictures

These don't really apply to the Look Up category of Lemonade Soul, so I'm just posting them here.  These are ancient (and modded) photos, like, from way back when in 2009, so you can totally tell that I haven't baked anything good this week. XD  Still, I like the pictures, and they'd make purty (and free! ;D) backgrounds.

Enjoy!

Blah, blah, blah, copyright moi, mention the blog, all that jazz. XD
-JJ

My Apologies... Sorta

Sorry for all the lame picture posts that I've been doing.  I've been focused on food for a rather long stretch and I thought I'd mix it up a little, be a rebel and all that.

Well, that's my excuse.

The real reason is, between writing a term paper and an essay simultaneously, I've become addicted to a video game called Skyrim.

It.  Is.  Amazing.

So, some of my posts may be Skyrim-oriented in the future, but do not despair!  I'll continue posting recipes and hopefully nice-looking photos!  I refuse to totally succumb to the great graphics and the fact that it's the first "gamer" game I've ever played... :/

So, yeah.  If you're interested because of the delicious picture, check out the official website here. :3

-JJ