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Still In Love: Crepes

I'm not quite sure why I had this thought in my head, but I always thought crepes were difficult to make.  And then I saw Daphne Oz make them on The Chew and thought, "Hm.  Maybe I can do this too!"

My latest version is an apple-cinnamon crepe.

The batter came out very thin so I added some more flour.  Now, I'm sure crepe batter is supposed to be thin like that, but because my pan bows up in the middle, really thin batter will just pool in the outside of my pan.  Maybe it's time for a new pan??

My grandmother makes these amaaaaaaaazing fried apples and I tried to replicate that and failed miserably.  Well, maybe not miserably, but they didn't come out like hers do.  This is what happens when Nicole doesn't follow a recipe!  I just put the apples in a saute pan skillet with some butter and sugar and cooked until they reached a nice caramel color.  Which meant that I had some crispy parts due to the cooked sugar.  My husband liked the crispy texture, but I wasn't a huge fan.

I think I'll call my grandmother and see how she makes them.  To be continued...

Pizza Night!

The other day I had this brilliant idea to have a pizza night each week.  Turns out, a lot of people have pizza nights.  Haha!

I hate to be cliche and say pizza is my favorite food, but it really is.  Well, one of my favorite foods.  I could probably have pizza every night and not get tired of it.

So me being me, I gathered some recipes.  I found 50 Easy Pizzas from the Food Network and then asked my friends on Facebook what their favorite pizza recipes are.  Got a lot of reaaaally good suggestions that I can't wait to try out!

Last Friday I made your run of the mill salami and bacon pizza using store-bought sauce, mozzarella, and the dough recipe from the 50 Easy Pizzas article.  It says the recipe makes two pizzas, but my pan must be small or I just like a thinner pizza.  I think it could make four.

I'd really like to make my own sauce; must find a recipe!  I'm sure as heck not going to make my own mozzarella though.  I'll stick to store-bought for that.  :)

What's your favorite type of pizza?