Fat Tuesday Pancakes

YUM!

I found this recipe last year in the Dallas Morning News. Here are the parts of the recipe that I used...

1 1/4 cup "complete" buttermilk pancake mix
1 1/3 cup water
8 small breakfast sausages
butter for coating pan
syrup

Before starting the pancakes, I sliced the breakfast sausage links in half (lengthwise), browned each side in a pan and set aside.

I made the batter by combining the mix and water. Brushed a little butter in a preheated pan (slightly less than medium heat) and poured 1/4 cup of the batter into the pan (the batter is thinner than normal in order to be able to roll the pancakes).

Once the pancakes were all cooked, I took two halves of the sausage, rolled them in a pancake and topped with syrup. Also added some sliced banana on the side!

Alice in Wonderland

I am a huge fan of Disney movies, especially this one... I'm also a big Johnny Depp fan as well as Anne Hathaway. Naturally, I'm super excited about Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland. I started reading Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll today. I can't wait for the movie on March 5!

"The rabbit-hole went straight on like a tunnel for some way, and then dipped suddenly down, so suddenly that Alice had not a moment to think about stopping herself before she found herself falling down what seemed to be a very deep well..."

Strawberry Pancakes with Honey Syrup

In some areas, the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday is also known as "Pancake Tuesday." In honor of this fun tradition of lots of pancakes, I'm making pancakes each weekend in February. (This was a very last minute idea that came about late last night as I watched Bobby Flay's Blueberry Pancake throwdown episode.)

I didn't have everything I needed to make pancakes from scratch so I started with the box of Aunt Jemima Buttermilk Pancake mix and made the batter according to the box. To make them a bit special, I thawed a handful of frozen strawberries last night and tossed them into the food processor this morning. I stirred the smooth strawberry mixture into the pancake batter right before cooking for strawberry pancakes.

Mike likes lots of maple syrup on his pancakes but I like a less syrup and something lighter in taste. So, I searched a bit online and found a recipe for honey syrup:

Bring 1/3 cup water and 1/3 cup sugar to a boil, cook over medium heat until sugar has dissolved. Lower heat to low and add in 1/3 cup honey, stir to dissolve honey into sugar syrup. Keep warm until ready to serve.







Everything turned out yummy for a last minute idea. Next weekend will be a bit more planned out... check back for "Fat Tuesday Pancakes" in honor of Mardi Gras!