Category: crepes

Impress Your Valentine With Homemade Chocolate Crepes

Crepes, those ultra-thin French pancakes, deserve a spot in our Valentine’s Day chocolate dreams. Crepes cook in less than a minute, can be made days ahead, and taste great flavored with chocolate and a sprinkling of sugar or decadently filled with whipped cream. A blender full of batter, made quickly from flour, milk and eggs,…


How to Make Crepes

I love how you can enjoy crepes for breakfast, lunch, dinner or dessert! They’re easy to make and we especially enjoy them for breakfast on special occasions like birthdays and Valentine’s day. These rank high on my list of favorite sweet breakfasts, along with German Pancakes, Crunchy French Toast and Belgian Waffles. I don’t think I’m alone in my…


For Mother’s Day, the Most Forgiving Crepes

Our story ends in front of a pile of Ukrainian crepes. Some are flavored with savory herbs and cottage cheese, and others are filled with strawberries, vanilla, and sweet cheese. These crepes, called nalysnyky (gnaw-lees-nike), make the perfect Mother’s Day meal. But first, some thoughts on the true meaning of Mother’s Day. We have this…


French Crepes, Finished With Fire

Crêpes Suzette, classically thin French crêpes drenched in an orange-butter sauce and flambéed tableside, is one of the most memorable French desserts. The recipe can vary from one cook to another, but in essence consists of delicate crêpes in a beurre Suzette, a sauce of sugar, butter, and orange juice and zest. For the finishing touch, the sauce…