French Onion Soup

I have always loved French onion soup but never knew how to make it. It's really so easy!

You need:
5-6 big sweet onions
8 cups beef broth (or half beef and half veggie)
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar or cooking wine. Any will do-red or white.
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
3tbsp butter
1/4 cup Cornstarch

Take you onions and slice them thinly and set aside. Take a pan that can soften and caramelize your onions and can also hold your soup. Start in med heat and add your olive oil and butter. When its warm (not hot so you don't burn your butter!) add your onions. Let them cook for just a few minutes at this temp and salt lightly and turn down to med-low heat. Cook for about 30 to 45 minutes. The key here is low and slow till they are soft,sweet and looking good!! It's all about presentation right!? Taste your onions to make sure they good!! Then add your vinegar/cooking wine now and let it reduce a little. There is no rule here so if you think it needs a little more you can add it. If not then let it go. Then after about 5-7 min add your broth. I prefer the loose bouillon that you make with water. It's easier to make it weaker or stronger than pre-made broth. If you have some homemade broth on hand that would work too. At this point being it to a boil and I like to make mine a bit thicker with non-GMO cornstarch. There is one brand I love and its Hodgson Mills. I use about 1/4 cup in 1/2 cold water and add while boiling to slightly thicken.
I also take a baguette and slice it and make mini cheese toasts. Slice bread and place on a cookie sheet and top with your fav kind of cheese. Bake in oven till cheesed is melted and bread is crispy.350 for 5 or 10 minutes. When you put the soup in the bowl place a slice of baguette on top and voila! French Onion Soup. So simple and since its not smothered in globs of cheese, pretty good for you! Onions are good for fighting of colds and flus. :) plus they taste so good! ;) I hope you try the classic at home sometime!

Savory Crepes with caramelized onion & red pepper and sun dried tomato cream cheese sauce

Wow! That name is a doosey! Maybe I can work on re-naming this dish! I created this when we had nothing in the house. It turned out really good! The first time I made it I only did caramelized onions and sour cream as the topping. Many people roll crepes and I fold them in half and then half again so you have a triangle when it's all said and done. Then I put 2-3 on the plate and top it all. Onto the recipe!

To prepare your onions is so easy! Cut
2 medium sized onions thin and also 2 red bell peppers thin. They can be in rings or strips. Its your prefrance.
Put a good size skillet on a med high heat add a little of your fav oil and 2 tbs of butter. Let the butter melt and add your peppers and onions. Add a little salt & pepper. Once they start to soften and turn a little brown turn it down to medium heat and let it cook slowly, for another 15-20 min or longer. It really depends on how soft and sweet you want them. But really no longer than 45 min.

While that Is going you can prepare your sauce or use sour cream. The sauce (if your making it) consists of sun dried tomato flavor cream cheese in the tub (softened) and ya ready?
Milk. Put that in your big ol mixer and mix until smooth! Just a little at a time! Like 2 tbsp until its smooth & sauce-like. I put a little salt and pepper to taste also!

Then comes making the crepes!

Ingredients:

2/3 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup milk
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 egg

Directions:

Beat all ingredients with hand beater or stand mixer -sometimes i use my blender-until smooth. For each crepe, lightly butter 7- or 8-inch skillet; heat over medium heat until bubbly. Pour slightly less than 1/4 cup batter into skillet; rotate skillet until batter covers bottom. Cook until light brown; turn and cook other side until light brown. Fold crepes in half and half again and stack on a plate and place in oven to keep warm. (sometimes I make a double batch depending on how many people/how hungry everyone is)

To assemble place 2 or 3 on a plate and top with the peppers and onions mix and drizzle the cream sauce on top. ENJOY! So good!