My Somewhat Romantic Evening Meal Plan

So I was lazing about the house today, and I kept thinking to myself that I really wanted to have a kind of romantic night. The only problem with that is my husband and I live on the east coast, so going out to dinner would be about fifty bucks.....and if we decided to not go to Applebee's it would end up being 80 bucks. No, thank you. So I racked my brain for some good recipes and the one thing I never enjoyed making with my grandma was crepes... but they are delicious. So I made my hubby two kinds of crepes. Cheesecake Crepes and Nutmeg Chicken Crepes.

So, I'm sharing these recipes with you, so you can use them on some lucky whatever kind of person your into currently. Unfortunately, I was over-zealous and ate the crepes before I could snap a quick picture of them.

Cheesecake Crepes

What You Need

Crepes:
2 tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons milk
2 eggs
2 teaspoons honey
A pinch of salt

Filling:
2 tablespoons butter
1 (8 oz) package cream cheese
1/2 cup confectioners sugar
1/4 cup frozen berries
An extra tablespoon of confectioner's sugar

What You Need To Do

1. Whisk together the ingredients for the crepes. The batter should be smooth

2. Melt 1 tablespoon of butter in a amall pan over a medium heat. Pour 1/8 of a cup of batter into the pan and swirl it to cover the bottom of the pan. Cook on each side for about one minute. Repeat to make 4 crepes. Set the crepes aside on a paper towel.

3. In a bowl, soften the cream cheese in the microwave for about thirty seconds. Mix the softened cream cheese with 1/2 cups of the confectioners sugar to make a creamy spread. Very gently stir in the berries and spread the cream cheese evenly over each crepe and roll 'em up!





OK! so these chicken crepes were absolutely AMAZING! It's a shame I didn't get pictures!

Nutmeg Chicken Crepes

What You Need:

Crepes:
3/4 cup flour
1 cup milk
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon salt

Filling:
1 onion, chopped
1 tablespoon butter
1 cup chicken broth
pepper
2 teaspoons nutmeg
1/2 lb chicken
2 tablespoons flour
1 tablespoon chopped parsley

What You Need To Do:

1. Mix the crepe ingredients in a bowl. Again, it should be creamy. Let this batter sit for about a half hour.

2. Pour about 2-3 tablespoons of the batter into non-stick pan with hot butter.

3. Cook the crepes for one minute on each side. 

4. In another pan, saute the onion in butter. After the onions are caramelized add 1/2 cups of broth, nutmeg, and the cooked chicken.

5. In a small bowl, mix the remaining broth with the flour and mix it into a thin paste. Pour it into the meat mixture and add the parsley. 

6. Place a couple spoonfuls of the mixture onto the crepes and roll them up.

Kielbasa Potato Soup

hello avid blog readers...... ive returned, without the use of exclamation marks unfortunately. sorry about the abscence, im busy at home, taking care of my hubby, planning our wedding ceremony. but..i made the most delicious soup last night and had to post about it. its rated husband approved. its kielbasa and potato soup. for all you noobs out there, if you dont know what kielbasa is, its a yummy sausage. its thick and sometimes a little spicy.

what you need
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four potatoes
one onion
three or four celery stalks
one can of beef broth
one can of chicken broth
one third pound kielbasa
one can of cream of chicken soup
salt and pepper


what you need to do
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cube the potatoes, chop up the onion, cut the celery into half inch pieces, and cut the kielbasa into reasonably sized chunks.
then combine the potatoes, onions, celery, beef broth, chicken broth, and salt and pepper into a big pot and cook it over a medium heat for about thirty minutes.
add the kielbasa and cream of chicken soup and cook for another ten minutes, then its ready for you to enjoy


it takes a little extra time to make, but its worth it, and it makes alot of soup. keep looking here for more recipes, i promise i wont start slacking. leave a comment below with a review of the recipe, or you can post your own picture or twist on the recipe. love

 ya

Here's to a Good Start

ok, so im fairly new to the blogging  world. i have friends with blogs and just recently became an avid blog reader. so youll have to cut me some slack when it comes to this. anyways, as a small introduction, even though i can only assume that at this point youre either a friend of mine or my mother, my name is mallory. i am a housewife and a dedicated amateur chef. my husband is in the navy and is a very good sport when it comes to my experimental cooking adventures. most turn out pretty good anyways. and even so, my husband will still grit his teeth and tell me that my burnt banana bread is the best thing hes eaten all week. 
i started this blog because i one day want to get into a groove and start my own little at home bakery. and when that day comes, i will keep posting pictures of my culinary creations and such. i would also absolutely love to start giving cooking classes to new wives, single ladies and bachelors, or simply people who want to learn how to cook. however, that takes money. and theres not too much of that coming my way.
so, to make myself feel better, and to get a headstart, i am going to post tasty how to entrys and pictures of food that ive created and most likely let you know how they end up tasting.