Or simply put: another way of indulging yourself before remorse take over and you force yourself into another – highly likely, failing diet.I have been here 5 years and Pancake Day always happened as a surprise: waking up in the morning and finding your British flatmates busy in the kitchen preparing a thicker and sometimes fatter version of the French crepe. I always knew that at some point in February Pancake Day was bound to happen, but never on a fixed date. I couldn’t understand why. The almighty power and knowledge of Google search, with a click I had my answer from Wikipedia: Pancake day or Shrove Tuesday – the last day before lent starts. The Catholic calendar does not have a set date for Easter: following calculations that I have never completely understood, Easter can happen anytime between March and April. The beginning of the Lent changes accordingly and so the Pancake day.
This year, for the first time, I made pancakes on Pancake Day. My flatmate Theresa prepared a few in the afternoon; I gave a try to a recipe I found on a friend’s book later that evening.
As you can tell by the picture, the result wasn’t too bad! :)
They have quite of plain flavour so you can eat them with whatever choice of ingredients, savoury or sweet –it is entirely up to you. I had them with Cheddar, spinach and black pepper, with cranberries and set honey and with honey, powdered ginger and drops of lemon juice. An episode of Shameless on TV completed the scene.
Pancakes and Shameless: a perfect combination when you want to feel British.
