For this crêpe maker, every day is le jour des crêpes.
The Catholic feast day, La Chandeleur, celebrates the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple 40 days after Christmas, on February 2nd. It is also referred to as "Candlemas" or Candle Mass for the blessing of beeswax candles used in the church all during the year.
In France the day is celebrated with crêpes which must be eaten only after 8:00pm. If the cook can flip a crêpe while holding a coin in the other hand, the family is guaranteed a prosperous year. The many rituals and superstitions surrounding this date include the Groundhog Day test of whether or not the little animal sees his shadow.
We always have crêpes (if I am not traveling), and Holly goes out for her crêpes with friends. I think that my photo is going to give you two days of feasts in one as Sunday (February 5) is World Nutella Day! I think that I will have my crêpes with bananas, Nutella, ice cream, and a little dollop of Chantilly cream. It is after all a feast!
Will you have savory or sweet crêpes?
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75005, Paris
Sweet please!
ReplyDeletehee hee...
ReplyDeleteAnd «Louis» is having dinner with friends who are preparing crêpes.
Ham, egg, Gruyère.
ReplyDeleteGreat shot Genie!!!
ReplyDeleteSalée pour moi, Genie. Une galette de sarrazin complète, jambon fromage... et pourquoi pas... oeuf! Miam-Miam! Veronique (French Girl in Seattle)
ReplyDeleteSalée pour moi, Genie. Une galette de sarrazin complète, jambon fromage... et pourquoi pas... oeuf! Miam-Miam! Veronique (French Girl in Seattle)
ReplyDeleteOh that sounds so wonderful! I regret never having had a crepe in Paris- next time I'm definitely going to have a nutella crepe- enquiring minds have to know!
ReplyDeleteWorld Nutella Day. Glad you told me. I had a Nutella pizza once. It was pretty good.
ReplyDeleteOhhhh...World Nutella Day...I can get into that celebration!!!
ReplyDeletei think the groundhog has seen its shadow today, great (i hate springs and its insolence).
ReplyDeletei didn't know crêpes must be eaten after 8.00 pm, i can't explain why.
bon appetit!
I'll have mine with creme de marrons, please! :o)
ReplyDeleteI love those crepes, and the smell of them.
ReplyDeleteBoth ... Savory (fromage) then sweet (nutella) for dessert ... You said it was a feast!!! Great photo!
ReplyDeletesweet, sweet, oh definitely sweet...after i finish the savory.
ReplyDeleteMiam-miam! Savory first and then I'll split a sweet with the little boys. Nutella included of course! Looking forward to World Nutella Day on Sunday - thinking about a nutella croissant bread pudding, or maybe a flourless nutella chocolate cake or both since it's the Super Bowl and I can share with friends! MIAM! Maybe I should just go and taste the nutella with a spoon right now...to make sure it hasn't gone bad.....
ReplyDeleteyou really know your holidays ! Genie !!
ReplyDeleteFebruary 2 .. many have forgotten the meaning.. but keep eating crêpes bien sûr !
World Nutella Day? How well timed! I think the odds are stacked around 80:20 that I'd have sweet crepes over savoury.
ReplyDeleteWonderful! Glad to know about World Nutella Day on Sunday...a very good reason to have a Nutella crepe:)
ReplyDeleteSavory please...
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing but I have learned a lot abour La chandeleur thanks to your post! Merci Génie! And i will have a sweet one please!
ReplyDeleteWell, just made some, and there are some left... Sweet or savory? Depends on the moods and cravings, I suppose. Had mine with a tomato salad, Mandy had Nutella.
ReplyDeleteAlways sweet and definitely with Nutella. I remember eating crepes with Nutella in a tiny place in Montmartre. Delish :)
ReplyDeleteJambon et fromage pour moi aussi, please. Enjoy your crepe feast, Genie!
ReplyDeleteI like mine with Grand Marnier.
ReplyDeleteI returned home and realized that I'd not had a single crêpe the whole time in Paris. Tant pis pour moi.
ReplyDeleteV
I learn so much here. I don't think I knew any of this before. Crepes? Not on the menu any time soon.
ReplyDeleteCrepe Day was great - we had about 10 adults and 8 children of various ages at the cafe. Fromage, jambon, salmon complet, bananas & nutella, strawberries & nutella, plain nutella...we ate it all! Now sweet dreams of baking for World Nutella day.
ReplyDeleteWell, silly me! I could have had both savory and sweet! Actually, I did not have any buckwheat flour which I prefer for the savory crêpes.
ReplyDeleteBut... there was an abundance of banana/nutella/Blue Bell Vanilla ice cream sweet crêpes... miam-miam! I will be off to the gym early tomorrow to make amends!
If you want the crêpe recipe, email me and I'll send it to you.
Bises,
Genie
Damned !
ReplyDeleteYesterday I eated crepes all the day...
Pierre
Love crêpes!
ReplyDeleteGod bless you!
Cezar