More Viewer Pancakes

Here are a couple more Viewer Pancakes:

The lovely smiling face there is a self portrait submitted by Stephane Sofia. Clearly she's a babe.

The one on the blue table cloth is a very ornate chariot submitted by Bunny Nuhfer. She didn't have time to create a beast of burden to pull it so she hooked it to a frozen porkchop.

Corn on the Cob

It's Pancake Day!

In honor of this I'm trying a new level of pancake art. Not only is this pancake 3-d it is "Flavor Dimensional." The "corn cob" is a rolled up corn pancake. It's not the best looking pancake I've made but it tasted great. I'm going to make more flavor dimensional pancakes.

It's been awhile since I posted a pancake. I had a pan disaster. I'm a juggler and I was flipping a pancake with perhaps a little too much gusto. The pan part flew off the handle, bounced off the stove, and crashed to the floor. It landed on a rubber mat. It melted the mat and was stuck before I could get it up. Turns out once the handle is gone a hot pan is hard to pick up. Who knew? Okay, everyone but me.

I took this opportunity to switch to a giant fancy electric pancake skillet. It stinks on ice. Everything sticks to it no matter how much I spray it. I did do a few Valentine's Day pancakes for the family but they were pretty standard red batter hearts with words in them. I was also not paying a lot of attention. I had an orientation error. When I flipped mine, rather than "Dad," I had written "Dab." I stuffed it into my mouth before anyone caught the error.

In honor of Pancake Day I went out and purchased a new stovetop pancake griddle. This "Corn on the Cob" is the first pancake made on it.

Later this week I'll be posting a couple more "viewer pancakes."

FlapJack Bauer

I've made a lot of pancakes for the kids. This one is for my wife. My friend Karl suggested "FlapJack-O-Lantern." This is inspired by his use of flapjack and my wife's obsession with "24."

Michael Wilson's Pancake

Pancake fan and friend Michael Wilson sent in: Saturn And 61 Moons. It is very high on my list of favorite pancakes ever.

I know the count isn't right. He has assured me that a number of the moons are obscured by the planet.

Taco Platter

Buenos dias! Its time for breakfast!

Who doesn't love a little maple syrup on their refried beans?

No beans, no cheese, no lettuce, no meat, not even a tomato. This is 100% pancake.

Leggo My Eggo!

"Dude, I told you. Leggo my Eggo!"

Look, I'm topical! Apparently, due to problems at a couple of waffle plants, there will be a shortage of Eggo waffles until summer.

Thanks to Guinness Book of World Records holder of the title, "Man with the largest head" Mike Mooreland for the suggestion. I would like to mention that this is an actual Eggo waffle.

Marshmallow Me

Salon.com has a weekly funny food contest. This week they're asking, "What do you drink during the holidays to relax when you're done with the work?"

My answer is hot chocolate. I know. Not very exotic. I do use the really good hot chocolate if that's any help.

I don't drink any alcoholic beverages. They all remind me of the hospital. Not because of some horrible drinking and driving accident thing. Its the smell. Ick. Who wants a drink that smells like something you'd pour on an open wound? So, smell and the way people behave when drunk keep me away from the stuff.

Here's the thing though. I'm a foodie. I thought it was something I was missing out on so I tried to learn to drink wine. I found myself doing that little kid "horrible taste" whole body shake trying to get it down. I've tried enough. I can confidently say there has never been a glass of wine as good as strawberry Kool-Aid.