"Crepes"

I'm discovering a couple things that help me feel good while living on a tight budget.  There's not a lot of money for extra activities or purchases, but I have to eat no matter what...so I've turned to the ritual of the meal as my main source of pleasure throughout the week.  Cooking and eating are extremely comforting, satisfying, and made to be shared with friends.  An automatic social activity :)  I eat a lot of beans and rice and regularly make a big pot of curry out of one vegetable, but every once in awhile it's nice to have a meal that's a little out of the ordinary.

A little while ago some friends and I watched To Catch a Thief; have you seen it?  It's an Alfred Hitchcock film set in the French Riviera starring Cary Grant and Grace Kelly, so every scene is shot amidst stunning landscapes.  I was thinking about it this morning, and it put me in a very French mood, so I donned some stripes and a necktie a la Grant, threw on a bit of french music, and decided I wanted crepes for breakfast.  Alas, the budget demands that eggs are saved for main dishes and butter is rationed.  Also, I don't currently own a blender, which is the best way to mix up crepe batter (Julia Child's recommendation).  So, I turned to corn tortillas as a crepe substitute.  Obviously not the same thing, but they were still delicious.  Actually corn tortillas have become a staple in my diet this month.  A big pack goes for about a $1.50, so they're a great substitute for bread, which is more expensive and doesn't last as long, and they're super versatile.  I topped them with ricotta (the one grocery trip splurge), peaches - which are way cheaper in Kentucky than they were in Wisconsin (awesome) - sauteed with water and honey so they got all thick and syrupy, and sprinkled on lemon zest and rosemary.  So good.