Comments on: Pancakes

Pancakes

jjray — Fri, 07 May 2010 22:34:59 -0800

Jim's Pancakes are elaborate, multi-colored, and structural. Who here likes pancakes? I love pancakes.

By: Mizu

Mizu — Fri, 07 May 2010 22:48:19 -0800

The giraffe pancake pleases me in a way I did not know I could be pleased. Jim deserves at least five billion Awesome Dad Points.

By: whatzit

whatzit — Fri, 07 May 2010 22:48:33 -0800

These are pan-tastic. Thank you! (Also don't miss the giraffe pancake!)

By: k8lin

k8lin — Fri, 07 May 2010 22:50:01 -0800

Not Martha made giant flower pancakes on her blog today for Mother's Day. This is something I never would have thought of; what a great idea. Too bad I hardly ever make pancakes!

By: newdaddy

newdaddy — Fri, 07 May 2010 22:50:53 -0800

See, that's why I wanted to name my daughter Pancake. Everyone's happy to see a pancake.

By: puny human

puny human — Fri, 07 May 2010 23:04:53 -0800

"Who here likes pancakes?" I like flapjax at midnight :)

By: CrazyLemonade

CrazyLemonade — Fri, 07 May 2010 23:06:27 -0800

Excellent! I *was* planning to make some pancakes for mother's day (I'm having my mom, grandma and aunts over for breakfast). Hadn't thought of adding food coloring or making shapes, but I like the idea of the flowers in k8lin's link.

By: mia_farrow

mia_farrow — Fri, 07 May 2010 23:11:38 -0800

OK, that crane is fucking amazing. Jim's daughter is the luckiest kid in the world!

By: ottereroticist

ottereroticist — Sat, 08 May 2010 00:01:35 -0800

My mom used to make me kitty pancakes, with the whiskers and nose poured first so they would be a little darker, and butterfly pancakes, and pancakes with my initial, which she ever-so-cleverly knew to pour backwards so it would be the right way around when she flipped the pancake. They were magical and made me feel so special. Thanks Mom! Plus she used to make pancakes for dinner sometimes, piled up with brown sugar and strawberries between them. I know now that those were the nights she got behind or forgot to take something out of the freezer. But to us those were extra special awesome nights! Pancakes for dinner! Maybe tomorrow....

By: Philosopher Dirtbike

Philosopher Dirtbike — Sat, 08 May 2010 00:17:35 -0800

That's a lot of editorializing for a FPP. Next time, try to keep your own opinions about pancakes out of it. _{I like pankakes too}

By: Malice

Malice — Sat, 08 May 2010 01:22:41 -0800

I <3 this post. (I feel the <3 is appropriate.)

By: Alt F4

Alt F4 — Sat, 08 May 2010 03:22:13 -0800

When we make shape/letter pancakes, we use a turkey baster as the tool to deliver the batter to the griddle. Anybody else have pancake art tips? Jim doesn't seem to have any tutorials posted.

By: Ella Fynoe

Ella Fynoe — Sat, 08 May 2010 04:12:19 -0800

See, the problem is, once my two year old has finished "helping" me mix the batter, we're all starving, and the pancakes Must Be Immediately Made. Now, I'll have to try to delay her with some shredded wheat until I can make a trebuchet or a Ferrari or something... Also, they do in fact taste great at midnight.

By: Splunge

Splunge — Sat, 08 May 2010 04:14:03 -0800

Well. 7:00 AM. Saturday morning. I have coffee. What's missing? Hmmm... I'm so hungry.

By: msconduct

msconduct — Sat, 08 May 2010 04:58:54 -0800

how much better place this world would be if every dad made special breakfasts for his child. batter up, jim. batter up.

By: malusmoriendumest

malusmoriendumest — Sat, 08 May 2010 06:03:41 -0800

Having an awful morning so this really cheered me up. To the wonders of pancakes- thanks!

By: Devils Rancher

Devils Rancher — Sat, 08 May 2010 06:06:06 -0800

Best of web, for reals. The picture of his kid with the bridge construct means it's all worthwhile. Forwarded to my pancake-making daughter -- she's an aspiring engineer, and I hope this bears fruit.

By: zoomorphic

zoomorphic — Sat, 08 May 2010 06:53:40 -0800

Wow. I bet every other dad on the block hates this guy.

By: jammy

jammy — Sat, 08 May 2010 07:03:12 -0800

these are great - i have very fond memories of my mum making animal shaped pancakes for me and my sister (for some reason we always wanted moose-shaped pancakes - wth?)

By: Devils Rancher

Devils Rancher — Sat, 08 May 2010 07:46:58 -0800

for some reason we always wanted moose-shaped pancakes - wth? Because moose-shaped pancakes are badass?

By: BitterOldPunk

BitterOldPunk — Sat, 08 May 2010 08:37:16 -0800

This is a truly inspiring post. Usually I see something cool on the web and think, that's great, too bad I don't have the tools or the skill or the time to try it myself. But I have everything I need to become a Pancake Artist. Electric griddle & selection of spatulas: check. Squeeze bottle for artful batter deployment: check. Asbestos fingertips from years of working in restaurants: check. Tasty pancake batter recipe: check. Willingness to eat my mistakes: oh fuck yeah. Breakfast tomorrow is gonna be AWESOME! I'm thinking we'll start with the pancake equivalent of Neolithic cave art and go from there to more complicated forms. I can't wait!

By: Salmonberry

Salmonberry — Sat, 08 May 2010 09:32:41 -0800

Criminy that is a lucky little girl - looks like she knows it.

By: Slarty Bartfast

Slarty Bartfast — Sat, 08 May 2010 09:56:52 -0800

Ok, I want us all to swear a solemn oath. A secret pact we will keep until the end of our lives. We must promise to never show this to any of our children. I could never handle the disappointment in my son's eyes when he wonders why I haven't been doing this for him all along. I'm a pretty good dad, but this... no one can compete with this.

By: Madamina

Madamina — Sat, 08 May 2010 10:01:27 -0800

I was thinking, "Ho-hum, overachieving dad, yada yada" until I saw this picture. No wonder he does it.

By: Hactar

Hactar — Sat, 08 May 2010 11:06:46 -0800

My dad made pancakes for me every weekend morning from when I can first remember having breakfast until I was ten or so. (Well, sometimes he did waffles or crepes.) I always tried to dribble the batter to make designs and always failed. And I always wanted to pour the first one. I'm tempted to send this to him for the good memories, but I'm afraid he'll think I'm mocking his pancake making abilities. Given that pancakes are one of the easiest things in the world to make (flour, eggs, milk, butter, baking powder if you like them fluffy), why do people use the mixes? It makes about as much sense as instant oatmeal (regular rolled oats take 2 minutes in the microwave. Do you really need that extra 60 seconds?). I'm going to try the engineering ideas tomorrow, see if I can make crispy pancakes without burning them.

By: rachaelfaith

rachaelfaith — Sat, 08 May 2010 11:58:23 -0800

I am now planning on making pancakes for dinner.

By: Devils Rancher

Devils Rancher — Sat, 08 May 2010 13:08:41 -0800

So I emailed this to my daughter while she was asleep last night, and she saw it before she emerged from her room at 11:30 this morning (she's 17, and thus nocturnal). She walked into the living room and said "We're making pancakes!" We hadn't done that in way too long, and although the only artistry we attempted was Mickey Mouse, we still had a great time, and great pancakes with bananas, so thanks MetaFilter, thanks jjray, and thanks Jim's Pancakes!

By: erniepan

erniepan — Sat, 08 May 2010 13:54:24 -0800

Would you like some more... PANCAKES?

By: caddis

caddis — Sat, 08 May 2010 14:44:48 -0800

These are perhaps a bit more elaborate than the Mickey Mouse pancakes you get at Disney World.

By: theichibun

theichibun — Sat, 08 May 2010 21:05:00 -0800

Pancakes are waffles for lazy people.

By: jb

jb — Sat, 08 May 2010 22:55:51 -0800

They are beautiful, but I cannot abide cold pancakes and must eat them immediately after cooking. I could not wait for construction. as for waffles -- they are dry, tasteless things that lack the delicious buttery flatness of a good pancake. That's why people have them with ice-cream -- the ice-cream makes up for the dryness.

By: spec80

spec80 — Sun, 09 May 2010 05:39:11 -0800

Judging from Jim's quiet cries of pain constructing the Golden Gate bridge, I don't think cold pancakes are a problem in that household.

By: Goofyy

Goofyy — Sun, 09 May 2010 11:05:07 -0800

Pancakes are easy.

By: armage

armage — Sun, 09 May 2010 18:50:28 -0800

I like flapjax at midnight :) I'm more of a waffles at half past two man, myself.

By: caddis

caddis — Tue, 11 May 2010 13:33:12 -0800

Pancakes, pancakes and bacon pancakes.

By: jjray

jjray — Tue, 11 May 2010 21:59:51 -0800

That bacon pancake picture is proper.

By: loquacious

loquacious — Wed, 12 May 2010 03:30:45 -0800

I have no idea what you're talking about, so here's a picture of a bunny with a tower-crane pancake on it's head. Man, I just wanted to post this. That was the title I was going to use above. Wee!