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December 22, 2014 by Jordan

crepe bar- a christmas brunch tradition

make your own crepe station for Christmas morning!

make your own crepe station.
Are you guys as in love with holiday traditions as we are? It’s funny because there I am not a creature of habit at all (the term “free spirit” has been used to describe me my whole life)…but Christmas traditions are a whole different story. I LOVE them. My husband and I decided that crepes on Christmas morning would be “our” tradition our first Christmas as newly weds. When we picked it, I just thought; “Why not? We love crepes.” I had no idea how much my kids would love it as well!

It makes me giddy that they look forward to it and talk about what kinds they are going to make this year. That another thing I didn’t anticipate- the versatility of crepes really is genius. So many combinations! And even with a large group, every person can tailor it to their taste!

For the perfect Crepe Bar, you’ll need-

Crepes (recipe below)

I allot 2-3 per adult and 1-2 for kids (depending on appetites). You can make the crepes up to a week in advance and keep them in an airtight container in the fridge. Just pop them in the microwave in a covered container Christmas morning to heat them up. You can also do them Christmas morning (obviously). I have to admit, I kind of love having the smell of something baking wafting through the house.

Fillings & Toppings
We go all out with toppings. It is Christmas morning, after all. My husband really appreciates that there is a savory option. My kids appreciate the whipped cream and powdered sugar.

Sweet:
assorted berries
peaches
pie filling
jams
chocolate chips
shredded coconut
peanut butter
nutella
whipped cream
maple syrup
powdered sugar

Savory:
bacon
sausage
fresh or wilted spinach
various cheeses (blue, cheddar, goat, feta)
sauteed mushrooms
fresh salsa
tabasco sauce

Get all the toppings chopped, washed and ready the night before, that way on Christmas morning all you have to do is set everything out!

make your own crepe station
Christmas Crepes

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 TBS sugar (optional- leave this out if you are offering savory crepes)
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 cups milk
2 TBS melted butter
1/2 tsp vanilla (also optional for sweet crepes only)
4 eggs
More butter for the skillet

Directions
In a medium bowl combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. In a large bowl, combine the milk, eggs, butter and vanilla. Slowly add the flour to the wet ingredients, stirring to combine. The batter should be thinner than pancake batter. Heat a skillet on low-medium heat and melt a knob of butter in the pan. Pour roughly 1/4 cup of batter directly into the middle of skillet and let it spread out to the edges of the pan. When the batter no longer looks wet (about 1 minute), flip the crepe and cook on the other side another 30 seconds- 1 minute. Repeat the process until there is no more batter (should make about 12 crepes). Serve warm with your desired filling!

make your own crepe station for Christmas morning!

December 18, 2014 by Kirstin

the easiest holiday dessert- buttermilk chess pie

the easiest holiday pie- buttermilk chess pie (this homemade pie comes together so easily- it is the perfect pie to add to your Christmas menu!)

Before I met Adam, I had never even heard of buttermilk pie (or any chess pie, actually). But it is so yummy, and so very easy to make. It’s the perfect holiday dessert because homemade but with so little effort! Also, it’s Burke’s favorite dessert (well, tied with Texas Sheet Cake, yet another never-tried-before-Adam treat). […]

December 17, 2014 by Jordan

coconut pecan date balls

coconut pecan dateballs

A few years back, a friend came to visit us in the Middle East and upon seeing just how many dates we eat, receive, have available at the store etc. she immediately wrote her grandma and asked for her date ball recipe. Since then, I have made these date balls roughly 9,000 times. They are […]

December 16, 2014 by Kirstin

christmas wassail- our family’s recipe

Christmas wassail- a family recipe

If I had to pick a smell that is Christmas to me, I think wassail would be at the top of my list. It may be even higher than the smell of evergreen? Just maybe, though- haha. We’ve shared our wassail recipe before, but as I was making up a batch, I thought I’d highlight […]

December 5, 2014 by Kirstin

sweet & salty holiday deliciousness (aka christmas crack)

We’re skipping Adam’s mom’s annual cookie party this year (darn six thousand miles), but it turns out that there are Cookie Exchanges in Saipan as well (imagine that). Which means that our tropical home has been filled with the smell of Christmas baking these last couple days. This sweet and salty, slightly addictive (hence the […]

December 24, 2009 by Kirstin

wassail- a family recipe

Christmas wassail- a family recipe

Growing up, our family had about a hundred Christmas Eve traditions- we saw a movie Christmas Eve afternoon, went to Christmas Eve service at church (wearing our new Christmas outfits, of course… I should note that the new Christmas outfits were still a part of the tradition through college- haha!), drove around and looked at […]

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