Have you ever heard about "Mardi Gras"?

Have you ever heard about "Mardi Gras"?

"Mardi Gras" is a carnival in France. I remember that my children celebrated it every year at their school. They made a "Mr. Carnaval"  / Mr. Carnival " with their teacher and the big day, they were wearing costumes. The whole school dressed in costumes, they walked around the village like a parade. The Parents prepared games and snacks for the children after their parade. At the end of the day, as is the tradition, they burned Mr. carnival.

History of "Mardi Gras":
"Mardi gras" is the biggest day of the carnival period. It is a day of celebration because this is the last day before entering the period of Lent. Before fasting, it was customary to eat fatty food and empty the reserves of meat and eggs. This is why we speak of "Mardi Gras/ Fat Tuesday . That day the families cook waffles, beignets or crêpes!
During the Carnival, anything goes! The rules of normal life are in brackets and everyone does what he pleases. This is the world upside down, a world where people have become accustomed to disguise themselves. In the past, children dressed up as adults, rich as poor, slave as masters, etc... This allowed all social classes to mingle and have fun. 

In my house when you say "Mardi Gras", my kids understand crêpes. So we usually have them for dinner and if we have some left over batter, we have some for breakfast the next day too...If you want to celebrate "Mardi Gras" next year, you need to have crêpes too! 

Crepes

Ingredients:

2 cups of milk

2 eggs

1 1/2 cup of flour

3 tbsp of melted butter

2 tbsp of sugar (not an obligation)

Directions:
1- In a blender, pour milk and turn the blender on to the lowest level.

2- While the blender is on, add eggs, flour and last, butter. Mix until the batter is smooth.

3- Heat a crepe pan over medium high heat. Lightly oiled the pan with vegetable oil (fold a paper towel, pour oil in a small bowl, dip the paper towel in the oil and grease the pan (this is a personal tip;).

4- Scoop the batter onto the pan, tilt the pan with a circular motion or use the T accessory so that the batter coats the surface evenly.

5- Cook the crepe for about 2 minutes, until the outline is light brown. Flip with a spatula and cook the other side. Serve hot with the topping of your choice (sugar, jelly, nutella, fruits, chestnut spread…)

Bon Appétit !!!!