The Professor’s Notes

As I mentioned, the Magic Pan post I wrote back in January 2008 seems to have drawn daily interest.  It was even cited in WIkipedia! (How cool is that?)
Given that so many people wanted recipes (and @melanig from twitter wanted vegetarian!) I have putting up yet another recipe. (see post here for basic crepe recipe!)
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Wow, the response is amazing! This recipe was one of my all time favorites growing up.  My memories of the Magic Pan Restaurant mostly center around the one in Bethesda Maryland.  It was a favorite spot for us after church on Sundays, or when we would have a “significant event” (Our piano recitals, and such.)  [...]

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Before I go much further, I think people everywhere should have the basic crepe recipe!  So here you are:
For crepes:
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 pinch salt
3 eggs
1 1/2 cups milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil or melted butter
To prepare crepes: Sift flour and salt together into a large mixing bowl.
Add eggs; mix thoroughly (mixture will form a thick [...]

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Wow.   Out of all the posts on my blog the one that seems to have touched the most readers, and driven traffic to my site, was the post on the Magic Pan Restaurant.  The post was initially driven simply from a professional/academic interest in the way the company “Poka-Yoke‘d” their process to make perfect crepes [...]

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