Tuesday, February 28, 2006

Mardi (très) Gras...

If it's Pancake Day, it must be Paul and Nikki's house! Home to the best Pancake Day Pancakes in the world!

Previously I had thought that this was because Nikki was using a batter recipe handed down her family through the generations in a warm and comforting country-cottage styley. But now I discover it's because she gets the recipe out of an old Be-Ro book with food stains and no cover, just like everyone else does.



That aside, there are always some additional special ingredients which the book does not mention. This year, they were...



...Celebrations, Brandy and Flumps!

With the traditional orange/lemon juice and sugar varieties always available, this year's menu was as follows...



The brandy provided the fireworks...



..and the compulsory annual joke about who was the biggest tosser can this year be answered pictorially:

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