Valentine's Day Cupcake Memories

Last year this time my friend Elizabeth and I made 400 cupcakes. My friend, Jean, documented it all. This humorous video was one of the end results.

What sweet memories!

 

Check it out!!

Strawberry Crepes

Strawberry Crepes

I love crepes! They are very easy to make and when I make them it makes the day seem like a special occasion whether it is or not!

You can use any fruit or jam for filling...I chose strawberries tonight! They were on sale.

 

 Wash and prune the strawberries

 

 Thinly slice the strawberries

 

 Mix crepes in a stand mixer or bowl.

I used one of my favorite tools, an ice cream scoop, to pour the batter into the pan.

It was the perfect size.  

Cook in a small skillet.

Move to a plate

Add filling

I used strawberries and whipped cream. I didn't want to buy the can so I scooped some whipped cream into a baggie and clipped the corner to spread onto the crepe.

Roll up and top with more strawberries, syrup, chocolate, caramel sauce, or powder sugar.

Enjoy!

You can also fold crepes into fourths and add butter and syrup.

 

I used the Betty Crocker crepe recipe. Betty Croker never does me wrong!

Three Cheese Grilled Cheese Trial 1

Three cheese grilled cheese

I have heard about a three cheese grilled cheese on several menus locally and I decided to try it out. It didn't go completely how I wanted so I will experiment again in the future.

Early in the week I roasted garlic and then used it to make garlic butter. I used it on the grilled cheese sandwiches. It added a lot of flavor.

Southern Season is one of my favorite local stores. In search of the perfect cheese for my adventure I talked to one of the "cheesemen" who helped me find a Gouda, cheddar, and blue cheese that would melt and blend well together. I also got some fresh scallion bread that came highly recommended.

I used the cast iron skillet to add flavor!

Here is the plate of cheese!

 Finished product!

The blue cheese was really strong so if you like blue cheese it is perfect. The garlic butter was really strong too, but I liked the flavor!

Overall, I was disappointed with the flavor combo. There were several really amazing flavors, but they didn't blend very well together.

You may see another three cheese post soon!

 

 

 

 

 I baked some fries with seasoned salt too!