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The Millennium (Pancake) Falcon

Well, the AT-AT was such a hit that I decided to do another favorite, the Millennium Falcon This one was a bit easier than the AT-AT, but the landing gear gave me a hard time. For the first attempt I think this came out pretty good though. I should probably add a small Chewie though, [...]

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Star Wars Pancakes!

I finally made one of my favorite things from when I was little, the “AT-AT” from Star Wars.  This was not easy, but well worth it It took a little more planning than usual, since four-legged pancake creations seem to be the most difficult to engineer. Here’s the super-scientific blueprints I started from: I ended [...]

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Any football fans out there?

It’s that time of year again! I was going to make a 49ers  or Cowboys football helmet, but I decided to be a little more team neutral until I hear what your favorite teams are I also wanted to make something that you can play with before you eat, so a mini football field complete with goal [...]

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Hmmm…maybe this isn’t a good gift for my wife

My wife’s birthday is coming up, so I thought maybe breakfast in bed would be nice. Here’s my first attempt at a “Gift Box” pancake…I think it needs a bit of work before it meets here high standards Here’s a shot of how I made the parts on the griddle- I made the four sides [...]

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Hockey Season is almost here!

With hockey season just around the corner, my cousin Mike asked for his favorite team to be rendered in pancake form. I’m more of a football guy myself, so I hope I did the Red Wings logo justice. To make your own team logo in pancakes, here are a few simple tips: 1. You will [...]

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Easter Pancakes!

Hi All!  Yes, Allie and I (and Ryan) are still around, sorry we’ve been gone for a bit. I’ve been working on the pancake book, so most weekends have involved pancake photo shoot and writing so I’ve neglected the blog a bit.  Good news though- we’re back on a regular pancake-making schedule, so you can expect [...]

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Practicing for Valentine’s day

I decided to test out some ideas for Valentine’s Day pancakes, but all I could come up with is an arrow through a heart. The heart is colored with strawberry jam, and the arrow uses cocoa powder.

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Caterpillars for breakfast!

I had some leftover green pancake mix and I was trying to figure out something to do with it. Hmmm….what’s green? Turtles? Nah, already made one. Insects? Gross. Wait, what about a ‘cute’ insect? Yup. Caterpillar! The trick is to make the legs pretty short so that they can hold the weight of his body. [...]

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Ryan’s First Pancakes!

Some of you might not know that Allie has a little brother, Ryan. I guess he’s been left out of this blog since he doesn’t eat pancakes…until today!

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The Holidays are here!

Here’s the first of a few holiday themed pancakes! The only problem with these is that Allie keeps thinking it’s Christmas morning when she gets them on her plate.

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