Posts Tagged "Pancake Day"

Celebrating Pancake Day

Posted by cafebebemama on Mar 8, 2011 in Gluten Free Mama, Mealtimes, Motherhood, Vlog Posts | 2 comments

Today is Pancake Day (aka Shrove Tuesday in the UK, aka Fat Tuesday in the US, aka Mardi Gras in New Orleans)! I can report that our pancakes, this morning, did not turn out like the picture on the left. Well, there may have been one or two that got a bit crispy. I’m not perfect, actually.

This morning we made some rather scrummy gluten-free, chocolate, American-style (naturally) pancakes. Little Miss inhaled them with a bit of Nutella and was a very happy girl indeed.

One of my fellow bloggers has organised herself a little Pancake Day celebration with bloggers linking up their Pancake Day posts to share in the fun and frivolity that is the day before Lent. At Domestic Goddesque you will find her collection called Not a Tosser in Sight! Lovely title Ms Goddesque! I have included a link on the Goddesque’s post which takes us back to one year ago (well Feb. 16, 2010 so a bit over a year ago but let’s not get stuck on dates). Included in my post from a year ago is video of Little Miss and me making pancakes. This is why I am so glad to have done the vlogs I’ve done. I have such precious footage of my darling girl! See the footage below (and do visit the Domestic Goddesque’s post to see other brilliant links to wonderful ways to celebrate Pancake Day)…

And as proof of how much a girl can change in a year, have a look at Little Miss today…

Happy Pancake Day everyone!

Love, the Cafe Bebe Family

Flip-tastic Pancake Day Carnival

Posted by cafebebemama on Feb 14, 2010 in Blogger Love, Little Miss Adventures, Vlog Posts | 21 comments

Little Miss Mixer at Lyle's Golden Syrup Pancake Day

Welcome to the 1st Flip-tastic Pancake Day Carnival at Café Bébé!  Tuesday 16 February is Pancake Day.  Actually it’s known as Shrove Tuesday, first and foremost, and is the final INDULGENCE day before Ash Wednesday and Lent (for all you Catholics and practising religious folks out there).  What better way to prepare for 40 days of sacrifice than to stuff yourself with pancakes?  On January 14, Little Miss and I braved snow advisories and trains to attend a Pre-Pancake Day event put on by Fleishman-Hillard in support of Lyle’s Golden Syrup.  There were 3 of us “parent bloggers” in attendance (myself, Tim of Bringing Up Charlie and Hannah of Muddling Along Mummy and our delightful children) who enjoyed the tutoring of Emma Forbes in order to learn how to make the perfect pancake .  I think we were all quite good students as we were flipping like the pros by the end of our lesson.  We received goody bags to take away chock full of all the ingredients for making the perfect pancake and journeyed back to our homes to practise.  I really enjoyed the practise and I know my husband and Little Miss quite enjoyed the eating!

Here is footage of Little Miss and I making the batter mix and me perfecting my flipping technique.  I hope you enjoy and learn a thing or two…mind, flipping is best assisted with a good tiara.

If you’re interested in learning more about making the perfect pancake, getting a proper flipping demonstration by Emma Forbes or finding some brilliant topping recipes, please visit Lyle’s Golden Syrup’s brilliant pancake site.  There are some wonderful bloggers who will be adding their support of the Flip-tastic Pancake Day Carnival through the MckLinky link below.  Please visit them and support their pancake flipping efforts!  I hope everyone will have a little more incentive to participate in Pancake Day in their house on Tuesday 16 February.  Pancakes aren’t just for breakfast anymore!  Happy Pancake Day everyone…get FLIPPING!