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Recipe: Chocolate Chip Pancakes

I remember that when I was a kid, I used to see TV series or movies where people were making pancakes, wondering what it was, as we did not have that in France. In all cases, I would definitely not say that crepes are like pancakes and it makes me cringe when I hear people comparing the two as they are totally different!

Anyway, here is the way I make pancakes at home.

Anyway, here is the way I make pancakes at home.

Time: 1h30

Servings: 8 pancakes

Ingredients:

2 cups all-purpose flour (or 1 cup all-purpose flour and 1 cup whole wheat flour for the health conscious...)
2 tablespoons powdered sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
2 cups buttermilk
2 tea spoons vanilla extract
¼ cup olive oil
12 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips (I use Nestlé or Guittard)

Step 1: preparation of the batter:

In a bowl, mix the flour, salt, sugar, baking powder and baking soda. In another bowl, beat the eggs with the vanilla extract and then add the olive oil and buttermilk. Stir well until all the ingredients are well mixed in. Then, add slowly the mixture with the flour, making sure that there is no large lumps.

Let it rest for 1 hour, then mix the chocolate chips in the batter.

Preparation for Chocolate Chip Pancakes — Preparation for Chocolate Chip Pancakes

Batter for Chocolate Chip Pancakes — Batter for Chocolate Chip Pancakes

Step 2: cooking the pancakes

Heat a pan or a griddle on medium heat (I use a crepe maker) and brush with canola oil. Pour some of the batter, making sure to leave enough space between each pancakes. Flip the pancake once it is golden brown and remove from heat once both sides have been cooked. Et voila!

Cooking Chocolate Chip Pancakes — Cooking Chocolate Chip Pancakes

Bon appétit!

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Recipe: Paella

I love paella and tried to recreate my own version, made with meat and seafood and cooked for long enough so the rice gets very soft and flavorful. In this recipe, I have replaced the saffron by turmeric, to give to the rice this nice yellow color, saffron being expensive. Here is the recipe:

Time: 2 hours

Servings: 4 persons

Ingredients:

2 cups of white rice.
2 tea spoons of turmeric.
1 tea spoon of salt.
6 chicken drumsticks.
0.125 lb chorizo cut into thick slices.
1 red pepper.
1 lb of mussels (I used Prince Edwards Island mussels).
0.5 lb of jumbo shrimp, shell on.

Preparation of the mussels:

First, rinse the mussels. Then, steam them in a pot, lid on, with a small amount of water until the steam comes out of the lid. Discard any mussel that did not open.

Preparation of the paella:

Cut the pepper in small pieces, discarding the seeds. Cook the pepper with the chicken in vegetable oil, on medium heat, until the chicken starts being cooked on each side, turning it from time to time. Then, add the shrimp and cook each side for 3 minutes.

Add 3 cups of water, the turmeric, salt and rice. Cook for 45 minutes, stirring regularly and adding water so the rice is submerged.

Then, add the chorizo slices and the mussels. Cook for another 20 minutes, stirring regularly, so the rice does not attach to the pan.

Et voila!

Bon appétit!

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