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February 22, 2007
For my perfectionist friend.
Recently I heard a friend described via a story. She was trying desperately to make a blini (a kind of thin, thin pancake). She couldn't, and the story teller said, lovingly, "You know, sometimes you can't be perfect. You just can't be perfect at everything."
Well, friend-you-know-who-you-are, I read this in the Kitchenware Textbook I've been studying and thought of you. (By the way, my computer connection can't seem to handle Amazon. So I'll update this post with a true bibliography soon. In the meantime, please don't sue me for plagiarism.)
CREPE PAN
DESCRIPTION: Shallow plain steel or aluminum pan, no more than 8 inches and as small as 5 inches in diameter. Sides may be slightly curved or angled. A pan 4 or 5 inches across may be a blini pan, for making the Russian buckwheat version.
USE: Making crepes (thin French pancakes) or other, similar pancakes.
USE TIPS: Wipe with oil after making each crepe and keep the pan hot. The smaller models are for dessert crepes, the larger models for entree crepes. Keep steel pans well seasoned for best results.
BUYING TIPS: It is much easier to get good results with a high-quality, well-seasoned crepe pan than with a regular skillet. Plain steel or thick anodized aluminum and nonstick pans are good choices here. Do not confuse this with the fancy, flat crepes suzette pan.
Ettlinger, Steve. The Kitchenware Book. Research Consultant: Irena Chalmers. New York: Barnes and Noble Books, 1992.
I emboldened the bit that made me think of you. Maybe your crepe pan wasn't top quality and that impeded your perfection? Now that you are in a place where you most likely have higher quality cookware, consider trying again. Or, in lieu of that, remind yourself that you are an awesome event planner.
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Here's another tidbit for the same friend:
Ina Garten, the Barefoot Contessa and lover of French cooking, said on her show today that she loves French flower arranging. She was in Paris and showed us several examples of each technique.
Would you believe she showed us a pink bouquet? It featured roses, peonies, and sweet peas, but it was pink and perfect. Just thought you'd like to know. It's another feather in your cap, to remind you that your event planning is a highly developed skill, and that the event you recently planned was perfect.
Cookery , Just Chatter , My $0.02 | By The Newest Worker | 01:34 PM
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