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Seal Beach 5K 10K April 4th

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:41:00 GMT

Come down to Seal Beach and join the Seal Beach 5K 10K walk, run on April 4th. That's a Saturday morning. If you are interested in joining the run please go to http://www.sealbeachrun.com/ for more information and sign up forms. The Crema will be at the finish line serving up fresh coffee, hot chocolates, pastries, muffins and some of our famous breakfast crepes. We will be set up a the finish line on the left of the pier. Please look for our banner. If it gets too crazy down there, come early to the cafe and get your table on the patio. See you in Seal Beach.

Caramel Recipe

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:37:00 GMT

Kate & Donna from the Seal beach daily website was kind enough to post a picture of our crepes on their site today. On it I shared my recipe for caramel sauce that we use daily on our sweet crepes. Here is a copy of that recipe for you all to use and enjoy.

Ingredients

2 cup of sugar
1/4 tsp salt
12 Tbsp butter
1 cup heavy whipping cream
pinch of salt

Method

1 First, before you begin, make sure you have everything ready to go - the cream and the butter next to the pan, ready to put in. Making caramel is a fast process that cannot wait for hunting around for ingredients. If you don't work fast, the sugar will burn. Safety first - make sure there are no children under foot and you may want to wear oven mitts; the caramelized sugar will be much hotter than boiling water.

2 Heat sugar on moderately high heat in a heavy-bottomed 2-quart or 3-quart saucepan. As the sugar begins to melt, stir vigorously with a whisk or wooden spoon. As soon as the sugar comes to a boil, stop stirring. You can swirl the pan a bit if you want, from this point on. Note that this recipe works best if you are using a thick-bottomed pan. If you find that you end up burning some of the sugar before the rest of it is melted, the next time you attempt it, add a half cup of water to the sugar at the beginning of the process, this will help the sugar to cook more evenly, though it will take longer as the water will need to evaporate before the sugar will caramelize.

3 As soon as all of the sugar crystals have melted (the liquid sugar should be dark amber in color), immediately add the butter to the pan. Whisk until the butter has melted.

4 Once the butter has melted, take the pan off the heat. Count to three, then slowly add the cream to the pan and continue to whisk to incorporate. Note than when you add the butter and the cream, the mixture will foam up considerably. This is why you must use a pan that is at least 2-quarts (preferably 3-quarts) big. (Check here for an explanation of why adding the cream makes the mixture bubble up so much.)

5 Whisk until caramel sauce is smooth. Let cool in the pan for a couple minutes, then pour into a glass mason jar and let sit to cool to room temperature. (Remember to use pot holders when handling the jar filled with hot caramel sauce.) Store in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks. Warm before serving.

Makes a little over one and a half cup of sauce.

Cut the recipe in half if you don't need so much. Enjoy and please be careful and make sure you have all necessary ingredients and equipment ready. You will not have time to run around looking for stuff. The sugars are extremely hot so I really stress on a bigger sauce pan than you think necessary.

Tarit

January's gone

Sat, 31 Jan 2009 18:54:00 GMT

Can't believe January is gone. I'm barely learning to write 09 for all my dates. Its beautiful in Seal Beach, in the 80's again today. Come on down and enjoy our outdoor seating the great weather we have here in Southern California.

New Stuff on the menu

Sat, 24 Jan 2009 01:15:00 GMT

Some new stuff on the menu at The Crema Cafe. The Crema burger with a side of crispy garlic fries or choose the sweet potato fries. Made with 100% angus beef with caramelized onions and Gruyere on soft yet crusty french baguette.
Baked Chicken Quesadillas are back by popular demand. Ask our servers about new items on the menu.
This week we had a great team meeting to talk about improving on our service to our customers. We are all committed improving your overall experience at the cafe. Please come in and put us through the test. Any comments, good and bad can be sent directly to Tarit at thecremacafe@gmail.com or on our comment cards available in the store.

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Obama's Inauguration Ceremony

Sat, 24 Jan 2009 01:16:00 GMT

We will be setting up our monitor at the cafe to watch live feed of the inauguration live at 9 am. at the cafe. Come and join us for the historic event. Which ever party you belong, you have to accept that this is a big one.

Crema at the Seal Beach Tennis Center

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:52:00 GMT

The Seal Beach tennis center located on Lampson and the 405 Fwy will host a grand reopening of the center on January 24th. The event will run from 2pm-6pm that Saturday. The Crema cafe will be there to watch some pro matches and we will also be providing grubs. BTW, the "beverages" and food are going to be free of charge.

Here is the map for the Tennis Center
Click here
See you there,
Tarit