Jul 12 2009
Another Early Morning
Nothing heavy today however. At the moment I am contemplating breakfast. Pancakes.
A kid favorite and staple in my family since I was little. The thing about them is they are an ever evolving recipe. They have changed as our family has grown. New things added, traditions passed on while new ones are created. The base recipe doesn’t always matter. Sometimes I make from scratch, sometimes I doctor a mix when I am feeling a little lazy. (I never leave mixes alone, I always put something in them.) There is always vanilla added. I love vanilla. Sometimes we make them with applesauce. A trick of my father in laws. We add chocolate chips sometimes. Blueberries are my husbands favorite. Other berries have been tossed in as well. Sometimes they are banana nut. Sometimes I just get creative and toss in something new…bits of crumbled up bacon is good…so is sausage. And fruit..Monsters like fruit better than chocolate sometimes.
Pancakes are ever changing, just like a family. There are staples, things that always go on the table; butter, syrup, and peanut butter in our families case (my Dad’s thing). We always have cold milk. But there might be new things too. Jelly, butter pecan syrup, whipped cream, sour cream, powdered sugar, cinnamon. You never know what might tickle our taste buds and luckily this is one of the few things the Monsters kind of like to tinker with and try something new.
I have an electric griddle that was my grandmothers, and I make them at the table on Sunday morning. We talk and we eat. Pancakes are comfort no matter what. Sticky fingers, buttery kisses of thanks, and a table full of giggling Monsters. It’s a good way to spend Sunday morning.
