easy crepes

400g flour
4 eggs
1L milk
pinch of salt
vegetable oil
and a whole lot of patience

Thoroughly mix flour, eggs, milk and salt so that there are no lumps. Pour a little bit of vegetable oil into a frying pan and heat it up on the stove. Using a ladle, put a little less than a ladle-full of batter into the pan. Turn the pan so that the batter spreads out evenly. While you are waiting for it to cook, it's alright to poke at the crepe a little bit with a fork or other utensil to see if it's ready to flip yet, but this is where the patience comes in. Don't be too aggressive with it otherwise it will tear or break. When it is ready, the crepe should come up easily. You can flip it over with a spatula or if you've got some killer sautee-ing skills you can try throwing it. If you are going to try the latter it's probably a good idea to wear an apron. Actually, it is probably a good idea to wear an apron whenever you are cooking especially if you are cooking with oils or fats or batter or anything sticky. Plus aprons are cute and will make you feel more confident (partially because you know your clothes are safe and partially because you'll look good-- or at least like a 1960's housewife, which is always fun for a couple hours at a time).

This was my first time ever making crepes! A little late in my sejour or so I should think, but at least I finally learned how and now have another (actual French) dish to add to the homecoming party menu. Christine told me not to worry if they weren't perfect, because the first time never is. The first one actually turned out alright though. And then the next four came out like dish rags (too impatient). And then the rest came out fairly well, with the exception of one that split right down the middle? Right down the middle. Also, the more batter you use the thicker they are. Christine usually makes them on the thicker side. Mine started out thick but after the four flops, I needed to stretch the batter a little more and started making them thinner. I ended up with I think 13 (not including the mess-ups).

It's so weird to think that I'll be home in 6 weeks from today. The kids are being a little better. It's off and on. I'm sick again so I can't yell and I've got a terrible headache. I bought more medicine at the pharmacy yesterday and the new Vogue Paris which came with a cool little Vogue notebook. Tomorrow I'm meeting a new au pair. I think I've seen her picking up the kids from school the past couple days but I'm so busy chasing after Thomas and Matthew and I don't have the nerve to go up to her just yet, haha. She's Austrian and dresses really well.

I've probably got another half hour before the kids are home from sports. Petit dodo? Don't mind if I do.