Crepe Suzette is burning!

On the recent half-a-teaspoon class I chose to make Crepe Suzette. I always liked the idea of this dessert. Incredibly light paper thin French crepes in orange sauce. Looks like the origins of the dish are disputed. My favorite legend about it says that the crepes bear the name of an actress. Suzette was rehearsing a scene where she had to eat crepes and her chef created these light crepes recipe for her.
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Orange crepes for Maslenitsa

Though Maslenitsa (pancake week) officially starts on February 28 we had our first pancakes yesterday as we just couldn't wait any more. Maslenitsa is a genius holiday for me. It comes from before Christianity times when people were praying to the Sun. Another name for the holiday is pancake week and that's exactly what it stands for. It's a whole week of making and eating pancakes. And each of them is a little sun in your plate.
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Russian syrniki (cottage cheese pancakes)

While living in France last year I noticed how different diary products are there compared to those I was used to in Russia. Especially it's true for cottage cheese which is so common and widely used in Russia and almost absent in French food stores.
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