It's Pancake Day! I don't think you celebrate Pancake Day (otherwise known as Shrove Tuesday) in the US or Canada. It's the day before Ash Wednesday and traditionally the purpose is to use up all your eggs, milk and sugar before Lent. It's become a secular celebration, though. Everyone has pancakes on Pancake Day!
The things we call pancakes are made of a thin batter of flour, eggs and milk, with no sweetener and no raising agent. I think they are closest to what you would call crèpes, only what we call crèpes are thinner and slightly larger. The average pancake is the same size as the average frying pan and you make them one at a time and eat them while they're hot.
Sugar and lemon juice are the traditional toppings. H and I usually make savoury stuffed pancakes, probably with chicken and mushrooms, and then have some with sweet toppings (maple syrup is delicious) You put the topping on and then roll the pancake up. There's also a tradition if tossing the pancake to turn it over.
Had to get up early to pump, which I haven't done in forever. Output was crappy yesterday and the switch to a convertible seat is killing me. Jude used to fall asleep on the way home, and I'd avoid disturbing him too much so that I could pump one more time in the afternoon. Now, he's awake the second I touch the straps on his seat. Anyone have tips on how to get them out without waking them up? It's a lost cause isn't it?
purple, those pancakes sound amazing! My favorite way to eat crepes is with Nutella and strawberries, but the savory way you described sounds delicious!
B woke up screaming at 2am. He has mostly been STTN, so that was really weird. I fed him and he was back asleep by 2:35. I am attributing it to being sick and not nursing well over the past few days. Here's to hoping it doesn't become the new normal.
I have got a nasty cold. Pretty sure B gave me his RSV this weekend when he coughed in my face about 100 times. Hoping it goes away soon. Any other BF mamas have suggestions for what I can take? From what I gather, it's pretty much Tylenol and nothing else...
I just want this school year to be over. I am so checked out already. No motivation to do anything. It's going to be a loooong 4 months
Gosh, I want pancakes and not my forced, healthy breakfast.
V and I need to get DH a Valentine's Day present. Something tells me he will fail to not even getting me a card. True story- it's happened before.
And....I'm caught up on the drinking thread from last night that I missed because I was too involved in The Bachelor and Teen Mom. I cannot believe some of Yall have never seen The Office!!!
Post by heartofglass on Feb 9, 2016 7:42:58 GMT -5
kemdupuis I'm not sure of all of your symptoms but I when I was desperate I took some Tylenol/ibuprofen and a Zyrtec once a day just to help dry things up. I wouldn't take it two days in a row though because I was afraid of it affecting my milk supply. I also chugged water all day.
gigi3126, Can you pump in the car before you pull him out of the carseat? We've been in a convertible for a while now, and as much as DS still falls asleep well in it, yeah, it's a lost cause getting him to stay asleep while getting him out of it. It's paczki day here, but I'm pretty sure nobody's bringing them to work, so that makes me sad. I'd settle for a pancake, but that's not happening, either. At least I have my coffee! It's also snowing today, which makes me happy, DH decided to work from home and not battle traffic, so it will be nice having him home when I get home, and I like snow - we haven't had enough of it this year. I figure if it's going to be cold, it might as well be pretty. Hope everyone has a happy Fat Tuesday
purple, I don't think I've ever heard of using sugar and lemon juice on pancakes, or of having them stuffed like you do. It sounds good! Growing up, we always had our crepes rolled with blueberry pie filling and whipped cream. They're also good with vanilla ice cream and chocolate syrup rolled up in them! I think E is teething again. He's been waking up crying the last few nights and his fingers were in his mouth a lot yesterday + clingy + fussy + pulling his ear + warm but no fever. DH accidentally woke him up when he was leaving for work, and I've been trying to get E back to sleep for an hour and a half now. I have a feeling it might be a rough day.
We almost always had pancakes on Shrove Tuesday growing up. I saw a church sign saying they were having a pancake dinner tonight. But now I want your crepey pancakes, purple. The county I live in is closed for school, the county I work in has a delay. Hopefully roads aren't too bad between. I'm worried about my mom watching O. She was a mess when she brought him back to my house yesterday. She said she held it together for him all day. I just want to know that they are both safe and don't know how to gently bring up my concerns right now.
Had to get up early to pump, which I haven't done in forever. Output was crappy yesterday and the switch to a convertible seat is killing me. Jude used to fall asleep on the way home, and I'd avoid disturbing him too much so that I could pump one more time in the afternoon. Now, he's awake the second I touch the straps on his seat. Anyone have tips on how to get them out without waking them up? It's a lost cause isn't it?
Probably a lost cause in the short term... however, when DD got older, she started sleeping more like a rock in the car again (still does) and we can easily fling her over the shoulder and move her to a bed (or elsewhere, lately, restaurant bench) without waking her. I agree with jillywilly suggestion to pump in the car before getting LO and yourself out.
Pancakes.. Yum.. I'm soo hungry probably because so can't eat. Just woke up for my procedure. I have to be there at 9. Thank tou to all the ladies who made me feel better about my endoscopy last night! Oh, I slept for like 2 hours. Yay
Hope everyone has a great day! Happy Mardi Gras!!! Hopefully I'll feel up to celebrating tonight!
I know people that celebrate pancake day here! I know for sure the town beside us is having a big pancake day at the town hall
My grandma and dad are coming in for lunch. Maybe they'll bring us pancakes, lol. But really, when my grandma called to ask if she could come for a visit and bring food, she called me back 5 minutes later and said 'oh you must be so offended! Maybe you want to make us lunch! I can let you make us lunch!' And I told her if she really wanted to bring lunch in for me I'll never say no or be offended haha! She's my last living grandparent and still does so well, she can still drive and lives on her own, it's pretty cool. ETA-this same grandma makes probably more what you are talking about with the pancakes too-crepe like, she calls them Swedish pancakes though.
Sorry to those of you I caused to crave pancakes at silly o'clock. If it helps, the entire population of the UK usually spends most of Pancake Day craving them. Most people have them for dinner in the evening. H is going to try to get home early so that we have time to do savoury and sweet ones before bathtime...
pghtruelove , good luck today girl! Enjoy your much needed nap!
I forgot today was Fat Tuesday! Anyone giving anything up for Lent?
I'm generally of the mindset that it is better to do some more than to give something up, especially now that we are adults, but as much as I hate dieting and am not interested in doing dietbet or anything like that, I am thinking about trying to eat a little cleaner... i.e. less junk food or try to limit it more. Not sure how well that is going to work out given that my 10 boxes of girl scout cookies should be arriving any day now.
Post by holliberry28 on Feb 9, 2016 8:48:53 GMT -5
good luck pghtruelove, like the others said, you don't feel anything. I had an endoscopy and colonoscopy done 2 years ago and it's just like a super quick deep nap. It'll be done before you know it! And, definitely no pain afterwards either.
purple, here it's more of a religious thing. A lot of churches host pancake dinners as a sort of celebration before the beginning of lent. I was actually invited to one tonight.
Today it's just play on the playmat, read stories, feed baby, change baby, repeat, repeat, repeat.
If I get motivated I might wash the fabric I bought to make him a new playmat that has roads on it.
Post by billyhorrible on Feb 9, 2016 8:54:09 GMT -5
purple- DH grew up eating pancakes that are a cross of yours and ours. Thin, chewy, and tangy with lemon and powdered sugar. Just not especially large.
gigi3126 - if you figure out how to keep them asleep, fill me in!
kemdupuis- What symptoms are bothering you most? There are various things you can take. If you Google the symptom + Dr. Hale you'll get a trustworthy recommendation. He is the resource when it comes to breastfeeding and medication.
BH plays around with a couple different sounds, but his favorite is ba. So he bababababas all day. We've started trying to incorporate it into a song so when he starts the three of us start singing Barbara Ann at him. Or the old Pepsi/Joy of Cola song. Or LBB and I have changed La La La La Lemon to a Ba Ba Ba Ba version where we come up with B words.
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