Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Normal people problems

The good news? I'm starting to have "normal" people problems again.
The bad news? It still sucks just as bad (but I AM getting over it much more quickly.)

I bought all of the ingredients and after school/work and Hudson and I did our trial run of the Red Velvet Chocolate Chip Pancakes I spoke so fondly about a few days ago.

The result? A complete bust. My pancakes looked like dirty pieces of leather, sprinkled with poo. Such a bummer. I had dreams of a new Christmas morning, festive pancake tradition. Those dreams went right down the drain tonight, literally.

It's not that they tasted horribly, but they just didn't seem "right" when you took a bite. Are you a pancake or just cake? It was hard to tell. You would think it would be the perfect marriage. Red Velvet (chocolate chip) meets Pancake. But it was more like a mid life crisis. You pretty much have to choose. You can't have your cake and eat it too.

Kind of like swimsuits and high heels. You can wear a bikini. You can wear high heels. But you don't get to wear both, at the same time. You have to choose.


Pumped and ready to make some yummy pancakes.






Looking good!








Envisioning this.......









The reality was this......





Even Henri looked disappointed.

Back to drawing boards folks. It feels good to have some normal people problems again.

4 comments:

  1. Maybe next time! I bet your ugly ones were stillgood with lots o butta n syrup!

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  2. Everything is good with butter and syrup and/or deep fried. :)

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  3. try food coloring! or beets, we have beet pancakes that are a lovely fuschia

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  4. Thanks Laurel! Beets are a good idea and would be the only healthful ingredient in the entire recipe. I added some coloring but there is only so much red dye one wants to serve their family 1st thing in the morning. :)

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