HummingBees

Logan calls them HummingBees without thinking, then she catches herself and corrects it to Hummingbirds, but I kinda like HummingBees myself:

Lady Marmalade

Citrus Cream Cheese Crepes

• 1 1/2 cup of flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 tablespoons melted butter

STEP 1: Sift dry ingredients into bowl

STEP 2: Blend milk and eggs, whisk in vanilla and butter

STEP 3: Mix wet & dry ingredients until smooth

STEP 4:Pour scant 1/4 cup of batter into lightly buttered medium heat skillet (8 in). (pan is ready when butter bubbles) Turn pan to coat...if planning to fill as Blintzes, brown only on one side.

STEP 5: Place on plate and keep covered until ready to serve to keep from drying out. Fold into triangles, sprinkle with powdered sugar and say something French.

Optional Blintz step: Fill center of crepe with filling on un-browned side... fold sides in and roll up. Return to skillet with seam side down - brown lightly for approx 1 min.

Blintz Filling:

• 1 block of cream cheese, softened
• 1 teaspoon lemon peel
• 1 teaspoon orange zest
• 1 teaspoon fresh orange juice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup sour cream and/or 1/4 cup cottage cheese
• 1/2 cup sugar

Blend all ingredients to taste, place in uncooked center of crepes by tablespoon.

Orange Sauce/syrup can be made by heating a mixture of orange zest, orange juice and maple syrup or reducing sugar, juice and zest in small saucepan until syrupy.

The kids and I made these crepes a few mornings ago. I was really surprised how well they turned out and how easy they were to make. This recipe came from an old Betty Crocker book that my mom gave me, though I changed the filling recipe to fit our tastes/pantry supply. The kids just loved the French connection too!

(Now they want to have a "real" French dinner with every possible course and take at LEAST 5 hours to finish it all!)

LoungeLizard

LoungeLizard, originally uploaded by kellybrewer.

This little baby joined me on the lounge chair by the pool for a while. Poor thing was scared(I could tell by his little pulsing heart) as I tried to corral him off and into the palm tree area...but not before taking his picture, of course.