Freezer Series, Part III

There are few greater pleasures in my life than when my mum makes homemade blintzes, essentially crepes, filled with sweet cheese and served with her homemade blueberry sauce, with cassis. These are my substitute.

Blintzes aren’t difficult to make – they’re crepes, sometimes made using yeast, served sweet or savoury, depending on the filling. They can also be fried. But it’s always nicer when someone else does it.

Grandmas Crepes are found in a variety of continental-style delis in St Kilda, Caulfield and Bentleigh, and they’re really good – the crepes aren’t too delicate and the fillings aren’t to heavy. They do strike a lovely balance. They come with a varietyof fillings, including sweet cheese and sultana, apple and some savoury fillings too. If you want stockists near you, the phone number is on the packet in the photo.

At around a tenner a pack and with five to a serving, they’re not expensive. They’re sold fresh and I tend to buy a pack, have one or two and then freeze them individually.You can then leave them out to thaw or do the job in the microwave. Whip up a quick coulis with the frozen berries you should definitely have in your fridge and OFF YOU GO!