Yesterday afternoon when I got home from work, I was WIPED. I sat on the couch and soon found myself sliding down to rest my eyes. It didn’t take long to realize that dinner needed to be started immediately or I would have a bunch of hungry gremlins on my hands.
I meal plan. When I don’t have a plan I feel all discombobulated. My entire week is thrown off. So last night’s plan was for a simple breakfast for dinner: pancakes and sausage. I started gathering my ingredients with a toddler helper in tow. You all know just how helpful that really is. The sausage started browning while I mixed up the pancake batter. While the hotcakes were doing their thing, George came over to reiterate for the millionth time that he was hungry. He saw the pancakes on the griddle and exclaimed, “I didn’t know you could make pancakes on the stove.”
Um. What?
I guess my kids are just used to the frozen pancakes I pop in the microwave. Had I really never made pancakes? I mean, I know I have. But not in recent memory. Had he really never seen me do it? Why was this so shocking to me? Likely because I grew up on pancake Sundays at our house or my Grandma’s house. This was such a regular occurrence that I have dreams about my Gram’s pancakes. If you were to ask any Ojo right now, they could tell you where to find the pancakes in that old Kedzie house.
While gobbling those pancakes, George kept going on and on about how they were so good. They were especially delicious when smeared with butter and topped with chocolate chips. Everyone ate dinner last night and not one complained. It was a simple meal that has been asked to be repeated for next week. That I can do.
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Grandmas pancakes were the best ! The more vege oil the better, like funnel cakes.
Next week surprise George with sheet pan oven pancakes, or muffin tin ones.
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That might be fun.
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Breakfast for dinner is the best! And so sweet that it brought back happy memories.
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It’s a favorite around here. But it’s usually waffles or eggs.
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Pancakes for dinner always brings smiles at my house, especially with chocolate chips and maple syrup. Such an easy meal brings smiles and togetherness. Enjoy the pancakes next week!
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Who knew it would make them so happy?! Thanks for reading.
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This is hilarious- glad something little turned into such a treat for them!!
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Clearly I don’t make pancakes often enough.
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There’s something about the smell of pancakes for dinner that can’t be beat! I have a son who is a sophomore in college and his girlfriend made him a beautiful stack of birthday pancakes for dinner. That could be a new birthday tradition in your house.
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I LOVE that your son’s GF did that. How cool! Thanks for reading.
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I had pancakes for lunch a few weeks ago, at a restaurant. It’s hard to make pancakes for one person. And your post reminded me that when the three of us were teens, we cooperated in making pancakes or waffles for Sunday morning breakfast at least once a month. The only difference between pancake and waffle batter was that for waffles you had to separate the eggs. Thank you for that memory.
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I always am surprised how food can evoke such strong memories. Thanks for reading.
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What a great small moment! Your son’s remark sent you to remembering all the significance pancakes have for you. I’m guessing no more frozen pancakes for awhile- celebrate the real deal!
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Not for a while. I guess he’s spoiled with the real deal now!
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Outstanding. Those moments are so interesting when they say things that strike you like the non-microwave pancake thing did in this slice. You get so caught up in the everyday everything and stuff like that slips past. I like how you wrote this and the familiarity it brought while still giving us a unique look into your dinnertime – nice!
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Thanks for reading!
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My dad made the greatest pancakes on Sunday mornings. I would have gladly had them for dinner too. Your son’s question made me chuckle.
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That’s when my gram would make them. They were so good.
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Pancakes for dinner was always one of my favorite treats as a kid!
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Always such a treat when you have pancakes for dinner!!
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The record-scratch moment of this quote was an amusing highlight in your slice: “I didn’t know you could make pancakes on the stove.” You could & you did. Nice work!
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I do love breakfast for dinner! My kiddo refuses to eat it. He says breakfast is not for that time of day. Haha!
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