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Asparagus Crepe Souffle

Crepes
1 egg
1/2 cup flour
3/4 cup milk
1/4 tsp salt

Combine above until smooth. Makes 8 – 12 crepes.

Filling
1 TBL butter
1 TBL flour
1/2 cup hot milk

3/4 cup asparagus, steamed then purée-ed
2 egg yolks
Salt
Pepper
Dash Worcestershire sauce
Dash nutmeg

2 egg whites, beaten stiff but not dry

Preheat oven to 375

In a small saucepan cook butter and flour until bubbly. Whisk in milk. Cook until thickened.

Stir in asparagus, egg yolks, salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce, and nutmeg. Cook until thickened and pulling away from sides of pan.

Let cool.

Fold beaten egg whites in to asparagus mixture in 2 stages. Spread on to crepes. Fold crepes in to fourths. Place on greased baking sheet and bake at 375 for 5 minutes or until golden and set.

Serve with blood orange sauce (below)

Blood Orange Sauce
Blood oranges – at least one per serving
Cornstarch dissolved in water

Remove 3 orange segments from each orange. Set aside.
Squeeze juice from remaining segments into small saucepan. Add cornstarch mixture. Heat until thickened. Cool to room temperature.

Garnish finished crepes with orange slices and asparagus tips.

Recipes, Vegetable

Baked Hazelnut Brie with Fresh Fruit

Small wheel of Brie
Flour
Beaten egg
Ground, toasted hazelnuts
Ground, toasted almonds (if desired)

Sliced pear
Sliced apple
Grapes

Preheat oven to 375
Dip Brie in to flour to coat lightly, then in to beaten egg. Coat in ground nuts.

Bake until just softened.
Serve with sliced fruit.

Cheese, Recipes

I Want One Too

I want one too. Or lunch on the moon:

Humor

Black Bean Soup

2 15-ounce cans black beans, dunces and drained
14.5 ounce can Mexican stewed tomatoes, cut up
14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes with green chilies
2 cups chicken broth
11 ounce can corn with chilies, drained
8 ounce can chopped green chilies
4 green onions, sliced thin
3 TBL chili powder
1 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp garlic

Stir everything together in a slow cooker. Cook on hi heat setting 4 to 5 hours. Serve with cornbread.

Recipes, Soup, Vegetable