Cheap Plant VS. Zombie's Costume For Your Boys

For Halloween, my son wanted to be a Zombie from the Plants vs. Zombies game.  When it comes to cooking I can be creative but that's as far as my creativity goes.  We looked at the various Zombies on the game's almanac.  He chose the zombie with the bucket on his head.  I thought, "Hmm, I could do this!"  I found a cheap $1.99 Halloween bucket and bought some silver spray paint for about $3.50.  My husband spay painted the bucket in about 5 minutes.  For the rest of the costume we used clothes we already had.  We cut up a pair of jeans that had holes in it.  We used a suite jacket that was two small and my son's Sunday white shirt and tie.  We painted his face along with his exposed leg with green face paint.  We also added some cuts and scrapes using the makeup that came with the face panting kit.  We finished the costume off with some cheap fake teeth.

Halloween Night after a long trek of collecting candy.

Before makeup.

Crepes Glorious Crepes

I had a roommate who lived in Belgium and learned to make crepes.  She claimed that there was only one way to make them which resulted in the best ever crepe.  We would have parties and she made them for a bunch of our friends.  She would not allow anyone to touch a crepe until the batter was used up.  It would drive us crazy!  Those crepes looked and smelled so good!  Oh and they were so good!  Those were good times.  I followed her recipe for years.  I'm not sure why I decided to try another recipe but I did.  It was from a large cookbook I had purchased from a traveling salesman.  I couldn't imagine the recipe being better then my roommate's Belgium crepes but I tried the it anyway.  The crepes turned out Wonderful!  If I even dare to say it, they are better then my old roommates (I am seriously scared for my life if she every found out!).  I am sharing this delicious recipe with you.  My favorite way to eat crepes is the way I had them served at French crepe eatery in a mall back East.  They served crepes with a little sprinkle of lemon juice and a dusting of powdered sugar.  

This picture is actually from the book "What's Cooking."  I don't think I could make mine crepes this pretty.  If you are interested in the book you can find it here.

Crepes

The book says that Crepes are better if you let the batter stand for a while before cooking but I can't really tell a difference.  Makes 4 servings.

1 cup flour
1 1/2 cups milk
2 eggs
1 TBS melted butter
1/4 tsp salt

• In a bowl, mix all ingredients and refrigerate for 2 hours (As I said, I don't wait. I just start cooking.)
• In a lightly buttered skillet, pour 1/4 cup crepe mixture, spread evenly on skillet surface.  Cook for 1 minute over medium heat.  Turn crepe and cook on other side for 30 seconds.
• Garnish crepes with your choice of stuffing.  Roll crepe or fold in quarters before serving. 

It takes practice making crepes.  Usually the first one or two or five don't look too great but they will still taste great.  Let me know what your favorite crepe toppings are.