Ode to a Lemon Crêpe

If all life were simplicity, we might be better off.

I have as a rule always leaned towards crêpes filled with things. Usually fruit. I try to avoid savory crêpes having had some unpleasant encounters.

Let me tell you though that now I have met my favorite crêpe there is a new standard by which all others will be judged. The choice was made quickly. Looking over the menu it seemed so simple. There was one that jumped out at me immediately.

I ordered and watched with delight as my treat was made. The booth owner chatted about the wind and how she could use it to see what areas were cooking faster. I liked that she talked to me as she worked. The dynamics of good food are truly built on the all arounf feeling one gets when in the presence of someone who loves what they do.

The smell of food was all around, delicious and inviting. I didn't want anything I had to think too hard about. (Of course I am writing this at midnight, hours after eating. So I am still thinking very hard about it.)

The crêpe was flipped, spun and then flipped again. Spun a bit more. Then a liberal sprinkling of sugar followed by half a lemon.

Then it was folded in half, a pat of butter inserted under it and gently, delicately folded before being placed in a paper holder & then on a plate. I paid for my food, thanked her and sat down in the sunshine. I opened my book & began to pick apart my food.

I ate it with my fingers, tearing up bits and eating them at leisure. There was music and wind, there was the sun on my back and the sweet sunny lemon in my mouth. I have made crêpes myself and had them served many different ways. I can tell you that yes, this one was wonderful but also perfectly timed.

Everything leant itself so beautifully to the moment it seemed that stop made for food was some sort of divine providence.

It is easy to forget sometimes that even the best food tastes awful in the best of circumstances. And that simple food tastes like that of the gods when the stars are aligned just right.

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Healthy Eating

Food is important as more than fuel, yet still a source of energy. If you are what you eat, do really want to be made up of trans fats, sugar and things you can’t spell? Food is even more important now. The politics of food is changing every day, the economy is tanking and our health & well being is even more in our hands than ever before.

Food has essence and soul that has gotten lost over the last 50 years.

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Luna’s Pick of the Day: Scream Sorbet

Wandering the Farmer’s Market is always fun, and you can always count on finding good deals and treasures.

Today’s treasure was in the form of sorbet!

Lemon Sage, Blueberry Pomegrante, Strawberry-Rhubarb, Saffron Almond, Sweet Potato Pie and Chocolate Mint were all taste tested and throughly enjoyed.

Erin walked away with the Blueberry Pom & Lemon Sage, while I got the Lemon Sage & Sweet Potato Pie. As a sweet potato newbie, I was swooning over the lucious flavor, though I am throughly convinced that its was the coconut milk inside that put it over the top. The Lemon Sage was wonderfully refreshing and perfect even on a drizzly day!

Go immediately to http://screamsorbet.com/ to check it out. You won’t be sorry!!