God knows I am a far cry from Catholic. And there is no way you'll catch me giving up booze, sex, chocolate, coffee or any of my other precious vices for the next forty days. But there is one tradition of those who hold the next two months as the holiest of days that I observe with a religious zeal that the Martyr St. Somebody-or-Other would be proud of. Pancake Tuesday, the last day before the beginning of lent, which is also known as Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras. I have no idea why, but somewhere along the line, my mother let slip that Pancake Tuesday was a special day, a tradition. And since then, I cannot remember a Fat Tuesday that was not observed in my household with Pancakes. Even now that the kids have left the nest, my Mother tells me that Daddy pouts if she tries to get away with not having Pancakes.
The Pancakes I made this year turned out awesomely. I made whole-wheat banana pancakes, which had the advantage of being delicious, reasonably healthy (until the maple syrup deluge, that is) and using up two of the ugly black bananas on the counter.
If you didn't have pancakes tonight, but would like to in the near future, I highly recommend the following recipe:
Mix in a blender until smooth:
2 very ripe bananas
1 and 1/4 cup of milk
1 egg
1 tsp of vanilla
Add 1 cup of ww flour, 1/2 cup of all-purpose flour, and 2 tsp of baking powder. Stir gently to moisten, and then blend very briefly on low power to mix more thoroughly.
Pour onto a hot pan.
Blueberries may be added to the pancakes as they cook, and add a very nice touch.
Enjoy. Happy Pancake Tuesday!
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You are not going to believe it, but it's true. No Pancakes for us last Tuesday. As I really don't care for them as a supper, I decided not to mention it to your dad, and I think we ate chicken or some such thing. Your recipe sounds very good though, I will try it some time. Glad to know you follow tradition.
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