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hippywife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-10-09 07:44 PM
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It's official! The first DU All C&B Project is
Edited on Tue Mar-10-09 08:12 PM by hippywife
crepes. Crepes. (For all of you old enough to remember Allen Ludden and Password. :rofl: )

So, what's say we all work on our recipes, make them any time between now and the end of the month, as many times and as many different varieties as you like, or just one - it's up to you. Meet back here on March 30th and kick this thread up to reveal your results. Post your recipe with pics if possible.

Good luck, C&B'ers! And be careful out there!

Edit to add for all of those late to the party: savory dinner crepes, not dessert crepes. :hi:
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AwakeAtLast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-10-09 08:04 PM
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1. I've never made one
so what would your advice be on choosing a recipe? :shrug:

I am thinking I might try this weekend - oh and do I have to have a crepe pan? I was under the impression that you do not.

This will be fun! :bounce:
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hippywife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-10-09 08:06 PM
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2. I've never made them, either.
I'm just exploring all the options out on the intertubes. Have fun with it. :hi:
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AwakeAtLast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-10-09 08:27 PM
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5. Good
I do plan to have fun with it, but of course I must first overly obsess about it for a few days, then I'll settle down and COOK!

:hi:
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Stinky The Clown Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-10-09 08:19 PM
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3. Don't get intimidated
Crepes are simply thin pancakes.

Savory crepes are as much about the filling as anything. Yes, there are good crepes and bad crepes, but a serviceable crepe can be easily fashioned, even without a crepe pan. Use a skillet and you'll be fine. A non-stick jobbie of this general shape will work reasonably well - not perfect, but serviceable.
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AwakeAtLast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-10-09 08:26 PM
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4. Thanks, that helps a lot!
Looking forward to what comes out! :D
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sazemisery Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-11-09 06:43 AM
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24. Is this the kind a clown would use?


:evilgrin:
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Stinky The Clown Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-11-09 08:07 PM
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39. Nah .... more like this .......
Pink with polka dots. :)
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sazemisery Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-12-09 06:46 AM
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44. You got me!
Edited on Thu Mar-12-09 06:51 AM by sazemisery
:rofl:

Here's what I use: Lodge 10 1/2 inch griddle
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Lorax Donating Member (307 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-15-09 02:38 AM
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49. I want one!
I want one of those! I haven't bought a crepe pan because I refuse to buy nonstick/teflon. Is that griddle heavy? I'll bet it makes great omelettes too.
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Tangerine LaBamba Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-10-09 08:31 PM
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6. Go nuts, and then
google "crepe recipes," and start having fun.

They are so easy, you'll laugh. And coming up with fillings for them, well, that's just flat-out, let-it-rip crazy. You can do whatever you want.
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troubleinwinter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-10-09 08:57 PM
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8. I think they are even easier to make than pancakes.
But similar to pancakes, the first one does not always look the greatest. This is my favorite one, because the cook gets to have it as a snack while making the rest of em!
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ginnyinWI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-11-09 09:41 AM
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26. no you don't need a pan.
If you have an iron skillet, that will work great. Or a griddle. Something on the heavy side that can be heated.

I have a round iron griddle that I'll use. I also have an iron skillet that I could use by turning upside down. You don't want the pan to have high sides because that makes it harder to peel the crepe out when it's done.

This is a great project: there is one theme but an infinite variety of variations. :)
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troubleinwinter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-10-09 08:53 PM
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7. Yippy yay o kayay!
A bunch of crepes can be made and chilled or frozen to be filled later. Just cool before stacking & wrapping. Of course, they are simple to make fresh. But having some already made is a start on a quick dinner after work.
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Tangerine LaBamba Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-10-09 09:00 PM
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9. Good idea.....
Now, if only there was an iota of space in my freezer.

And I'll be eating in restaurants for the rest of the week.................
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troubleinwinter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-10-09 09:07 PM
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11. I think the freezer space is not an issue.
They are quite thin. You can spread them with chocolate syrup, jam or a thin layer of whipped cream and simply slap them onto the walls or ceiling of the freezer. Takes no space at all.
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Tangerine LaBamba Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-10-09 09:12 PM
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12. You're good............
But you haven't seen my freezer.

Here's how bad it is - I took a package of frozen chicken out - a nice bulky package.

I repacked the freezer.

There was still no room.

I have no idea how that happened. My freezer occasionally defies the laws of physics...............
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troubleinwinter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-10-09 09:24 PM
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14. Someone with "no room" for chocolate syrup or whipped cream
perhaps ought to rethink priorities.
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Tangerine LaBamba Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-10-09 10:32 PM
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20. There's room
but I keep them where I can reach them in a second.

Frustration tolerance around here hovers near the Less-Than-Zero mark..

Did you know that there is now a CHOCOLATE ReddiWip?
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troubleinwinter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-10-09 11:43 PM
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21. I cannot thank you enough for the information.
Edited on Tue Mar-10-09 11:46 PM by troubleinwinter
Here are my two grandsons.



The fuzzy one lives with me now. Blondie will visit next month.

Fuzz sometimes has a sprtiz of ReddiWhip on the kitchen floor for "breakfast".

Blondie will learn what chocolate ReddiWhip is from Gramma soon.

(Please ignore the cat in the foreground. She always tries to hog the photo scene.)
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Lucinda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-10-09 09:37 PM
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17. Mine is empty.
Email me your food and I'll store it for you.
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Tangerine LaBamba Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-10-09 10:29 PM
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19. I'd do that,
but I'll be in restaurants for - it seems - the rest of my life.

A big box. A very big box. It'll take a long time to download the attachment.

How can anyone have an EMPTY freezer? I wouldn't be able to sleep if mine were empty.......................
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Lucinda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-10-09 11:57 PM
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22. I use it to store my Kitchen Aid ice cream attachment.
:rofl: So it's not TOTALLY empty.

I may make some cranberry sorbet now thats its warm. Then I'll have a little tub of yummy goodness in it.
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troubleinwinter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-11-09 09:57 AM
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30. I could send you
some Prickly Pears from the yard,



They make beautifully colored sorbet,



But these guys always get them fist, and I never get any.
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Lucinda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-12-09 11:21 PM
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48. That's a gorgeous color!
What do they taste like?
The prickly pear's, not the prickly critter...
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ginnyinWI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-11-09 09:45 AM
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28. I solved it by buying a small chest freezer for the basement.
I keep the bulky things down there--multiple loaves of bread or the extra ice cream that was on sale. I have a garden so stuff from that goes down there in the summer, too. It's only, I think, 15 cubic feet but it really helps out.
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troubleinwinter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-10-09 09:04 PM
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10. ? Clarification ?
I had assumed we could discuss the crepes themselves during the interim... batter & so on, but that it was the other savory portion (fillings, etc.) that was to be a surprise. Am I wrong? Oops?
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The empressof all Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-10-09 09:22 PM
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13. Oh my goodness
I actually have a crepe maker and I even know where it is. :rofl: I was unpacking boxes and came across it today.... I'll have to use Carbquick for a low carb version but I'm in for Crepes. I'm thinking crab and asparagus...we'll see...we'll see.
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troubleinwinter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-10-09 09:27 PM
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15. I will be interested in whether you find "a crepe maker" valuable or not.
I just make 'em in a pan.
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The empressof all Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-10-09 09:36 PM
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16. Well we'll find out
I got it on sale years ago for under $10. I remember buying it and thinking... Such a deal. It sat in the box in the back of the pantry since I brought it home. Honestly I would have forgotten all about it if it wasn't packed up in the flood remodel. We just got to that box this afternoon and I almost put it in the Freecycle Box...But I never used it so...I gotta try it at least once before I decide to get rid of it.

Here's a link to one similar to what I have. Mine is not a commercial grade though

http://www.thecateringchef.net/electric-crepe-makers-p-1.html
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troubleinwinter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-10-09 09:51 PM
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18. EGADS!!!!!!!
A crepe maker for $949.95!!!??? OMG!!

Reminds me... husband builds "artisan" wineries in Napa. One day, a winery owner sat down at a table under a tree and cracked open an $800 bottle of wine to share with husband. I asked husband how the wine was. He said it was very good, "but I don't know that it was four times as good as a $200 bottle." AS IF we drink $200 wine!

I doubt the French used anything but a great pan on a flame.
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Callalily Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-11-09 06:01 AM
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23. What a fun project. I haven't
made crepes in years. I've got s super good recipe . . . now to find it. ;)
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sazemisery Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-11-09 06:46 AM
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25. Mr.sazemisery has volunteered to be the crepe guinea pig.
He loves crepes and will be a willing subject.
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Arkansas Granny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-11-09 09:45 AM
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27. This will be an adventure for me. I've never made crepes. I'm looking
for recipes online and will try them out this weekend with my kids and their families as volunteer tasters and critics. We'll use any excuse to get together and eat. If the crepe making goes well, I might make a big stack and try more than one filling.
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ginnyinWI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-11-09 09:48 AM
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29. me too
I've made dessert crepes very occasionally so I know the crepe part isn't hard to do. I'm thinking something with asparagus might be good.
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hippywife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-11-09 11:18 AM
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31. Okay, I guess on March 30th
I'll start a whole new thread since everyone went ahead and gabbed it up. :rofl:
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Lucinda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-11-09 02:24 PM
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32. Just a suggestion, but I'd start a results only thread now.
Those of us who don't have a crepe clue could probably use the inspiration from early postings. :rofl:
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hippywife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-11-09 02:31 PM
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33. Well, I was really thinking that
Edited on Wed Mar-11-09 02:33 PM by hippywife
we'd all come together as a group with our results at the same time. But really, if you want to start one early, go for it.
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Lucinda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-11-09 02:47 PM
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35. Thats fine. Like I said...it was just a suggestion.
I'm fine with doing a crepe post mortem too. :D
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hippywife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-11-09 04:54 PM
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36. No really.
The first one to start can start the thread and we can go from there. I don't know when I'll jump in. I've been feeling under lately so who knows?
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Lucinda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-11-09 05:19 PM
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37. Whats wrong? Hope it passes quickly.
No fun feeling bad.
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hippywife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-11-09 06:41 PM
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38. It's the
Edited on Wed Mar-11-09 06:48 PM by hippywife
wind and the weather. When the wind blows hard like this for days on end with no let up, I spiral into a depression. I feel trapped in the house and I don't feel excited about or like doing anything. Adn the noise it makes swirling around the house is absolutely maddening! I hate it! x(
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Lucinda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-11-09 10:40 PM
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43. Thats one opposite we have then. I love windy, stormy weather.
I was born during a tornado. :rofl:

Hope it settles down soon and you feel better!
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troubleinwinter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-11-09 02:44 PM
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34. I think so too.
We love to commiserate and share problems and solutions and successes (and even failures!). It just aint like us to keep our lips zipped for a few weeks!
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lisa58 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-11-09 08:09 PM
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40. The best crepe recipe I have is my sister's manicotti...
...she got it from her late mother-in-law and of course we tweaked it.

I'm going away for couple of weeks, but will make it upon my return and post the recipe and pictures.

My husband, stepdaughter, son-in-law, brother and anyone else that finds out about it are going to be very happy!
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troubleinwinter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-11-09 10:33 PM
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41. That reminds me I used to make 'blintzes'.
Just crepes, really, filled with a mix of ricotta, sugar, an egg, nutmeg. Wrapped up and browned again in a pan with butter. Canned cherry pie mix over top... or raspberry jam.
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troubleinwinter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-11-09 10:34 PM
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42. Yeah, we WILL be needing that recipe!!!!
Edited on Wed Mar-11-09 10:34 PM by troubleinwinter
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wryter2000 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-12-09 06:36 PM
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47. Please!
I learned (from Cooks Illustrated) a very simple way to make ricotta this past weekend. I'll scale it down to a manageable amount and see how it comes out.
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supernova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-12-09 08:29 AM
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45. I loved Password! And Crepes tip
It was my fav along with Match Game!

Cooking Tip: After you mix the batter, let it rest for 20 30 mins. to let go of any air bubbles that will mess up your crepes.
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wryter2000 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-12-09 06:35 PM
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46. Sounds great!
I'll start on making sourdough crepes this weekend and see how they come out. Then, I'll have to get to thinking about fillings.
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Lorax Donating Member (307 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-15-09 02:43 AM
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50. Savory?
I don't know if I have ever made a savory crepe. Yes, I know they exist, I might have even eaten one once or twice. But somehow the jar of Nutella always finds its way to the counter when I am making crepes.

For me the challenge won't be in the crepe making, it will be in the avoidance of Nutella!
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hippywife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-15-09 07:22 AM
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51. Welcome, Lorax!
You are at least one step ahead of me then since I've never made a crepe at all. LOL I bet you could make both at the same time, and enjoy one for dinner and the other for dessert.

I'm glad you are going to join in. :hi:
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