Crepes

Sweet, savory, it doesn't matter.  I have a love affair with crepes.  A couple of years ago, the manfriend bought me passionfruit out of the goodness of his heart to make me happy.  I turned the fruit into passionfruit curd, and passionfruit crepes were born (in my world).

I haven't made it since, as I'm sure it's horrible for me.  But crepes are still good, no matter their filling.  My favorite was the passionfruit crepes, but the manfriend's favorite is Nutella.  Just smear on some while the crepes are still hot, add a light dusting of powdered sugar, and you have a great snack/breakfast/dessert.

Tiramisu crepes are also good heavenly.

In the savory field, I have made stir fry and tossed it inside a crepe, or mushroom and asparagus for the manfriend. (He loved them.)

There are a ton of crepe recipes out there...so I'm add mine to the list.

Basic crepes:
1 c flour
2 eggs
1/2 c milk
1/2 c water
1/4 tsp salt
2 tbsp melted butter
1/2 tsp vanilla

Directions:
Whisk eggs, water, milk, and vanilla.  Slowly add remaining ingredients.  Cover and chill for at least 30 minutes.  Preheat a large skillet over medium-high heat.  Lightly grease skillet with butter.  Pour batter into skillet (approx. 1/4 cup) and tilt pan to spread batter into a large circle.  Cook for 1-2 minutes until golden in color, then flip and allow the second side to brown 1-2 minutes.

Remove from skillet, place filling near center, and fold into fourths.  Sprinkle with powdered sugar or cheese if desired, and serve warm.

Almond, Coconut, Raisin Granola

Aka, deliciousness.

This recipe is simple:
1 tbsp honey
1 c oats
1/4 c unsweetened coconut
1/3 c almonds
1/4 c raisins

Same basic principle as the stovetop granola...heat the honey until it bubbles.  Toss in the oats and coconut.  Mix.  Add almonds and raisins once the oats start to toast.


This is by far my favorite granola.  I like to douse it in some almond milk...it's rather filling for breakfast.

Stovetop granola

There is no need to buy granola at the store.  Making your own granola is so much easier than one would expect.  It's fast, easy, and tasty...at least, if you can make it on the stovetop, it is.

Here's my basic recipe...which I then alter to my mood with spices, nuts, fruit...whatever sounds good and I have on hand.

1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 1/2 tbsp honey
1 tsp cinnamon
1 cup old fashioned oats
1/4 cup flaxseed
nuts
dried fruit

Mix oil, honey, cinnamon (and/or any other spices you would like) in a skilled.  Heat skillet to medium-high heat and wait until the honey begins to bubble.  Add oats and flaxseed.  The goal is to toast the oats, but cover them with the honey as well, so only occasionally stir them.  Add in dried fruit and nuts as you see fit, and let them toast.  (For this recipe I used walnut pieces, a few almonds, and raisins.) After the oats have browned and the granola is fragrant, remove from heat.

Theoretically, you should let the granola cool before you eat it...but I like it hot from the stove.

Health at work?

Well, it's back to work for me....thus, I haven't spent the time to post recipes.  Maybe I'm just lazy.  Meh.  Instead of a new recipe today (which I have, mind you), I'm going to show you this:

You see, I'm trying to adopt a healthier lifestyle like I had a few years ago before...before everything went downhill.

Anyway, the point is, I get up, I go to the gym, I try to eat healthy, I overload on fruits and vegetables...ya' know, all the 'good' stuff.  I do honestly enjoy the gym, as well as fruits, vegetables, and 'healthy' food.

But we've had a meeting every morning.

Doughnuts are present every morning.

Something is going to happen.  (There's only so much I can take.)

This happens.

I don't have enough will power.  (Hey, at least I'm not trying to figure out how to make my own doughnuts...yet.)

Tiramisu pancakes

Breakfast this morning was anything but healthy... I had a moment of inspiration and decided to modify a tiramisu pancake recipe for something decadent to kick off the weekend.

Basically, it's chocolate and coffee pancakes soaked with a little bit of coffee, and a whipped cream using tiramisu marscarpone cheese, coffee, and cream.  It just screams "eat me," doesn't it?  I very happily obliged...