Today is one of my favorite days of the year. The only complaint I have is that I have only three or four IHOP's close enough to take advantage of the free pancakes they are bestowing upon the world today. The first one I went to at 6am today had a wait of about an hour for the free pancakes. They are good, and free is free, but if I get up that early I want food immediately, and if I have been dreaming of pancakes all night I want pancakes. So, instead of driving to another IHOP I just went to this diner I know and got something that looked a lot like the picture above. I once saw this picture and ever since then I have always eaten pancakes with bacon under each layer and a lovely fried egg on the top. Today really should be a national holiday. Families can get together and cook pancakes all day and try different varieties from all over the world. Strangers can get together at IHOP's and bond over the warm satisfying feeling of pancakes smothered in butter and maple syrup. I love this day.
It was Shrove Tuesday last week, is this a different day entirely? :/
ReplyDeleteThat picture looks lush though.
Seems a bit unfair to have this glorious holiday during Lent. But the world is not a gentle place.
ReplyDeletenothing better than bacon dipped in maple syrup. mmmm. you're welcome from Canada!
ReplyDeleteIt's Free Pancake Day at IHOP, they should have had it last week tho.
ReplyDeleteThe design of the stack in that picture is mouthwatering and i will forever eat my pancakes just like that!
I was going to say the same thing West End girl. They should have done this LAST Tuesday to make it more authentic.
ReplyDeleteI heard on the radio that they are asking for a donation, any amount, which will go to a children's hospital/Miracle Network/Make a Wish. Is that everywhere or just in my radio listening area?
ReplyDeleteomg, that pic looks the yum...*loooove thin almost crepe-y type pancakes*...and jax, yes! bacon dipped in maple syrup...i'm dying here...
ReplyDeleteWhen I was growing up and my parents were strapped for cash feeding themselves and three hungry children, we often had pancakes for dinner and LOVED it! My dad showed us how to spread peanut butter over the pancake and roll it up. He also liked spreading cottage cheese and applesauce over his pancake and rolling that up. Good memories!!!!
ReplyDeleteoh and @Syko:
ReplyDeleteIt's only unfair if you gave up pancakes for Lent;)
I LOVE PANCAKES....NEED TO MAKE SOME NOW !
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ReplyDeleteThe Make a wish/miracle network donation is for all of the IHOPs across the country.
I dress in my Sunday best for this day!
ReplyDeleteI gave up red meat for Lent but I can definitely still eat pancakes. Think I'll have some for dinner.
ReplyDeleteYummy! I thought it was bacon between the pancake layers, geez for a vegetarian I have bacon on the brain!!
ReplyDeleteLove the Make a Wish Foundation!!
My goodness...my mouth has been hanging open for the past minute and a half...I haven't eaten anything like that...well...ever!! Now I have just lost 10 pounds and am doing well. Pictures like that just keep making my mouth hang open...especially after I read that it was BACON inbetween the layers and an EGG on top...Astounding:)
ReplyDeleteNot a big pancake lover, but sometimes they're good.. and bacon in between each pancake sounds divine!
ReplyDeleteNothing like bacon in maple syrup! Sausage isn't bad either.
ReplyDeleteI was recently in the hospital with H1N1 and was amazed on my first morning there to open my breakfast to-go box and find bacon! My nurse said "Honey, this is the south, we have bacon every morning." And they did. I'm still not over that.
Damn you Enty! I'm trying to be good here!
ReplyDeleteBeing the great mom I am,this is a tradition in our house. We both get a stack and I also get get a 2x2x2. I eat my 2 pancakes and 2 eggs. He gets my 3 free pancake and my 2 pieces of bacon. For $10 we leave very full, very happy and the CMN gets a lovely donation!
ReplyDeleteI feel totally out of it here. I kinda think that looks, um, yucky.
ReplyDeletePancakes are okay. I guess. In moderation. I like IHOP, though.
its almost impossible to get american pancakes in sweden, ours are just like crepes and i think its like a completely different dish!
ReplyDelete@Sis - lol, I'm a vegetarian too and those pancakes still look delicious.
ReplyDeleteNever mind, I'm off to have some tasty Indian leftovers ;)
Although not a traditional pancake, the Walker Brothers Pancake House franchise here in Illinois has an apple pancake you would die for. I mean, really- doughy goodness topped with baked apples, cinnamon glaze and TONS of butter? It doesn't get any better than that. Here's a pic:
ReplyDeleteApple Pancake.
Oh, Kristi! What a gorgeous pancake!
ReplyDeleteI'm kind of fond of the Cracker Barrel cherry pancakes, too. The tart cherries with the whipped cream....
Kristi, that looks fabulous lol.
ReplyDeleteIn San Antonio at the Magnolia Pancake Haus they have a dish like that but it's as big as the plate and I believe it's a german dish (Just checked it's Bavarian dish). Never tried it but it looks yummy.
I've been on South Beach since New Years, so no pancakes for me today, but that picture makes me want some! Yummy!
ReplyDeleteI remember the first post by Enty I've ever read. It was about National Pancake Day! So I realized that today is my little anniversary on this site!
ReplyDeleteHappy anniversary, t.b. :)
ReplyDeleteEvery day should be pancake day!
ReplyDelete@Linnea, for a box mix, "Hungry Jack" brand isn't bad. I can send you a box, but I'm afraid you're on your own for the maple syrup. :)
hahaha Mango, I knew there was something else I was missing!
ReplyDeleteDutch pancakes are the way to go, with strips of bacon cooked right into them and smothered in maple syrup....I'd travel to the Netherlands just to get them.
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