Happy Pancake Day!!!
Pancake Day, also known as Shrove Tuesday, Fat Tuesday or Mardi Gras is the day before Lent, period of 40 days when Christians traditionally give up rich foods and luxuries. Since pancakes are cooked with fat, butter and eggs they are thoroughly enjoyed on the last day, 8th March 2011!
It is celebrated worldwide and even though not everyone follows Lent... we all just need an excuse to eat pancakes (Seriously, look at Aunt Jemima's happines... all because she eats pancakes). I read about many different types of celebrations, but by far my favourite is 'Pancake Day Race'. In honour of this day, several contests are held such as flipping, eating and cooking pancakes contest... but the best is the flipping race contest:
Women have to be dressed in a scarf and apron, and have to run the length, flipping their pancake in their pan. How crazy is that! I can't even flip a pancake in my kitchen... forget running around with one, that too with a scarf on my head.
Anyhow, I'm not suggesting to run a race or to observe Lent... all I'm saying is enjoy pancake day!! Cook or head down to flying pan, but do not let pancake day slip by so easy. Here are a list of the best pancake recipes:
Please listen to Banana Pancakes by Jack Johnson while cooking, for the ultimate pancake experience!
Cook, eat and flip away!!
Pancake Day Video:
I know today is International Woman's Day, as well, but I believe everyday is woman's day... we don't need a specific day to celebrate female empowerment. We are a force not to be reckoned with, EVERYDAY. If some of you still feel Woman's Day is very important, please celebrate with a pancake. Unfortunately, not everyday can be pancake day.
Hakuna Matata
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