Poach the eggs: Pour water with 1 tablespoon of white vinegar per every 4 quarts into a large saucepan. Place over high heat and bring to a strong simmer. Carefully add eggs by cracking over the water – use a spatula to separate the eggs. Cook until desired doneness. Transfer with slotted spoon to ice water to stop cooking. Reserve.

Prepare the crêpes: Place a non-stick 8-inch skillet over medium heat and preheat for 5 minutes. Once the pan is heated, add the butter. Once melted, wipe the butter around the pan with a paper towel. Add a scant ¼ cup of batter to the preheated pan. Working very quickly, move the batter around so it just coats the bottom.

You want the pan to be coated thinly and evenly. After about 1 minute, when the crêpe is set and lightly browned, flip the crêpe using a heatproof spatula and cook for an additional minute. Reserve on a plate. Continue with the remaining batter, stacking the crêpes as you go.

When all of the crêpes are prepared, cover plate with foil – to keep crêpes warm, place plate over a skillet containing some water over medium-low heat.

To serve crêpes:

Bring a small pot of water to a simmer. Reheat poached eggs by placing in simmering water for 30 seconds. Remove with a spoon.

Each crêpe should be filled with ¼ cup of the spinach filling and ½ tablespoon of goat cheese. Fold each crêpe in half and lay one partially on top of the other. Place the two crêpes on each plate and top with a reheated poached egg.

Serve with hollandaise sauce on the side.

Nutritional information per serving:

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Bananas Foster Pancakes

Take the famous dessert and turn it into breakfast. Your Cuisinart® PowerEdge® 1.3 HP Blender makes this recipe a quick treat in the morning.

Makes about thirty 4-inch pancakes

1banana, cut into ¼-inch dice

1tablespoon unsalted butter

¾ cup dark brown sugar, divided

½ cup dark rum 1½ cups buttermilk

2 large eggs

¼ cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled to room temperature

¾ teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1¾ cups unbleached, all-purpose flour

1teaspoon baking soda

½teaspoon baking powder

¼ teaspoon table salt nonstick cooking spray

Put the banana, tablespoon of butter and ¼ cup of the brown sugar in a small saucepan. Place over medium heat. Once the mixture begins to simmer, carefully add the rum. Let mixture reduce, about 5 minutes, and then remove from heat; reserve.

Put the buttermilk, eggs, butter and vanilla into the jar of your Cuisinart® PowerEdge® 1.3 HP Blender. Auto Pulse Low for 10 seconds. Scrape down the sides of the jar with a spatula. Add the dry ingredients, including remaining brown sugar, to the blender jar and Auto Pulse on Low for 20 to 25 seconds. Add the reserved banana mixture and blend on Low until incorporated, about 5 seconds.

Preheat a Cuisinart® Griddler® fitted with the griddle plates to 375°F (or use a stovetop griddle). Coat the griddle plates with nonstick cooking spray.

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Cuisinart PowerEdge 1.3 HP Blender with BPA-Free Jar, CBT-1000 manual Bananas Foster Pancakes

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