The board of directors of the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit cordially invites you to our FOOD Annual Meeting Blintzes are worth it for Shavuot. Linda Morel Jewish Telegraphic Agency Wednesday, June 6 • 7:30 p.m. Marion and David Handleman Hall & Auditorium Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit D. Dan & Betty Kahn Building • Eugene & Marcia Applebaum Jewish Community Campus 6600 West Maple Road • West Bloomfield Basic Blintz Recipe 2 eggs 1 cup milk 3 /4 cup flour 1/8 tsp. salt • Installation of officers and board of directors • Presentation of the Susan Alterman Leadership Award to Barbara Bloom & Ted Wagner • Presentation of the President's Award to Natalie & Manny Charach and Marc Kahn • Dessert reception following the meeting For reservations, call the Center executive offices at 248.432.5419 by May 31. oic Jewish federation , WE'RE PART Of THE TEAM jcc jp, 43 THE CENTER 1258260 IT'S YOUR LIFE. Whether you want to live it as you've always done or try something new, you can do it here. Choose a comfortable, well-appointed apartment in a size and styleyou like. Then let us do the household chores, so you're free to enjoy other things. Like spending time with family or making new friends during one of our many lively activities. That's life at The Fountains at Franklin. Come see for yourself. Come see our newly remodeled 1 & 2 bedroom apartments! Don't delay - reserve your apartment NOW for best selection. THE FOUNTAINS AT FRANKLIN A SUNRISE SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITY 28301 Franklin Road • Southfield, MI 48034 • (248) 353-2810 Independent Living • Assisted LiViril : • Alzheimer's Care For more information and a FREE online newsletter, visit EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY 34 www.sunriseseniorliving.com 1255540 2 07 Sprinkle Confectioners' sugar over blintzes after they are sauteed. Goat Cheese, Honey Filling 1/2 cup goat cheese, room temperature 1 cup low-fat whipped cottage cheese 1 /4 cup honey, plus extra for drizzling 2 tsp. dried thyme, plus extra for drizzling Beat ingredients in a mixing bowl until smooth. Fills 8 blintzes. Drizzle extra honey and thyme over fried blintzes just before serving. 2 tsp. sugar 2 Tbsp. butter, melted, plus 6 Tbsp. or more for frying blintzes 8-inch frying pan, preferably nonstick Place ingredients in a large mixing bowl and beat until lumps disappear. Melt additional butter in a frying pan on medium flame. With a 'A cup measuring cup, ladle batter into fry- Chocolate Filling ing pan quickly. Immediately lift pan's 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, handle and swirl batter around to cold from the refrigerator evenly cover entire bottom surface of 1 tsp. confectioners' sugar the pan. Return to flame. 2 tsp. heavy cream After a minute or two, give pan a 6 oz. semi-sweet baker's chocolate shake so blintz shell doesn't stick. for drizzling Continue frying until edges curl and Grind chocolate chips and sugar in begin to brown. a food processor until chips reduce to When blintz shell is golden brown, half the size, about 30 seconds. Add with a thin spatula flip the shell and cream and mix well. Fill blintzes with repeat on other side. When second side this mixture and fry immediately. is golden brown, transfer to a plate. Meanwhile, melt baker's chocolate Pile shells on top of one another. in a double boiler and drizzle on top of Give batter a brisk stir before ladling blintzes when ready to serve. it for subsequent shells. Repeat all Fills 8 blintzes. steps until batter is gone. Move one shell to another plate. Strawberry Sauce Selecting a filling recipe below, place IA cup orange juice 2 scant Tbsp. of filling in an elongated 3 Tbsp. cornstarch oval in the center of shell. Keep filling 3 /4 cup water away from edges. 1/8 tsp. cinnamon Fold top and bottom edges down i/2 cup sugar about 1 inch. Fold the right edge over 1 Tbsp. orange liqueur the filling. Fold the left edge over 1 pound fresh strawberries, the right flap. Fill remaining blintz cleaned well, hulled and cut into shells. (Blintzes can be frozen folded 1 /4-inch dice side down and defrosted at this point Warm orange juice in a small pot. before proceeding.) Slowly sprinkle in cornstarch and Melt butter in a large frying pan. whisk vigorously. Placing blintzes folded side down, In a medium-size pot, simmer saute until brown. Yield: 8 blintzes water to hot, but not boiling. Add juice-cornstarch mixture and whisk Sweet Cheese Filling vigorously until lumps disappear, 8-oz. package cream cheese, about 1 minute. room temperature Turn off heat. Add cinnamon, sugar 1 /2 cup ricotta cheese, room and liqueur. Whisk until well blended. temperature Add strawberries. Cover pot and sim- 2 tsp. sugar mer on low flame for about 15 min- 1 /4 tsp. vanilla utes. Stir every 5 minutes, so sauce confectioners' sugar for dusting, doesn't boil over. optional Sauce should be slightly thicker than Beat first four ingredients in a mix- maple syrup. Serve hot or at room ing bowl until smooth. Fills 8 blintzes. temperature. Li