My 5 year old demanded Crepes from her daddy this morning. Now, Jacob is the king of crepes. He has used recipes, created his own, tried to add healthy ingredients, and is always looking to improve. Well, one morning I was in charge for breakfast and pulled out a new cookbook Weeknights with Giada (http://www.giadadelaurentiis.com/)– this might be a good time to mention I am a Giada fanatic; everything I have ever made of hers is amazing! Well, let me say, these crepes I made, while I felt kind of bad upstaging the king of crepes, were the best crepes I’ve ever had. So, Jacob now uses Giada’s recipe, so this morning we were treated to scrumptious crepes with nutella and jam.
Later I got to spend time browsing through cookbooks at a used bookstore and came away with two new books. I am a picky cookbook consumer. First, I want the cookbook to be written by the chef (well, I have a few exceptions to this), and I need pictures – they are inspiring and very helpful when trying to recreate the food from the recipe. I also go for feel, I like simple, no gimmicks, just plain good food. Lastly, I prefer cookbooks that have a theme, generally regional. I’m sure I’ll be posting soon from my new books – probably dinner tomorrow!