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Recipe of the Month   June 2008 

STRAWBERRY MASCARPONE CREPES

Batter for Crepes
3 eggs
¾ cup + 2 Tablespoons milk
¾ cup all purpose flour
4 teaspoons butter, melted
1 Tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
¼ teaspoon salt
In a blender, combine batter ingredients; cover and process
Until smooth. Let stand for 30 minutes. Pour small amount
of batter into a non-stick skillet to make a circle. Cook until
lightly brown; turn and brown other side. Repeat placing
crepes on a wire rack until cool. Stack with waxed paper
between. May be made the previous day and refrigerated
or earlier to freeze.

Strawberry Filling
1 cup (8 oz.) Mascarpone cheese
2 Tablespoons powdered sugar
4 teaspoons minced fresh basil
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 ½ cups sliced fresh strawberries
Combine all ingredients except strawberries until smooth.
Gently fold in berries. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes
or several hours.

Strawberry Topping
2 cups sliced fresh strawberries
½ cup sugar
2 Tablespoons orange juice
1 teaspoon strawberry or vanilla flavoring
Mix together. Let stand for 30 minutes

Spoon filling over crepes. Serve with topping.
Makes 8 crepes.
 Prior Months Recipes:
September 2005 Hot Chicken Salad   September 2006 Dilly Casserole Bread November 2007 Fool proof Pie Dough
October 2005  Mom’s Fresh Apple Cake   October 2006 Meatball Stew December 2007 Best ever Hot Fudge Sauce
November 2005  Horseradish Crusted Pork Chops November 2006 Lemon Cake Pudding January 2008  Hamburger Soup
December 2005  Buttery Mint Carrots  December 2006 Mini Pecan Pie Muffins February 2008  Focaccia [Italian Flat Bread
January 2006 Asian Beef & Noodles January 2007 Potato Vegetable & Ham Chowder March 2008  Colcannon
March/April 2006  Spicy Cranberry Chutney February 2007 Curried Lentil Soup April 2008  Tarragon Green Beans
May 2006  Rhubarb Muffins March 2007 Individual Chicken Pot Pies in Parmesan Crust May 2008  Microwave Rhubarb Crisp

June 2006 Greens and Strawberries Salad

July 2007 Fast, Fresh, Fabulous Green Beans June 2008  Strawberry Mascarpone Crepes
July 2006 Broccoli Raisin Salad  August 2007 Not your usual potato salad
August 2006 Roasted Potatoes September 2007 Curried Chicken Salad