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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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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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Gobble Gobble! Turkey Pancakes for Thanksgiving

With Thanksgiving  just around the corner, Allie decided this week that turkey pancakes were in order. Not just any turkey shape would do though, this had to look just like the turkey from her pop-up Thanksgiving book. Great. Overall I think he turned out pretty good, as far as Turkey pancakes are concerned. I used [...]

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