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Breakfast, served. It's National Blueberry Pancake Day! OK, I'm not American, but I can still enjoy my Mini Blueberry Buttermilk Oat Pancakes and Cheesy Salsa Scrambled Eggs. Yum.
Ahh, those gun-toting wacky Americans celebrate a national food holiday every day of the year. January is National Oatmeal Month? Fruity + Oaty + Pancakes? Hell yeah, PURE WIN.
I usually think of pancakes as yummy weekend comfort food that's essentially nutritionally bankrupt. Heck, it's mostly just white flour, a bit of fat, liquid, eggs and SYRUP GALORE. But it can be an everyday healthy breakfast if you throw in the goodness of whole wheat, flax seeds, oats, and good fruit. Less drowning in maple syrup and butter. And smaller portions!
Click on a thumbnail to view a larger version. A pile of bite-sized MINI pancakes made with a cast iron griddle that makes seven 2.5" pancakes at a time. Fluffy light pancakes, maple syrup, scrambled eggs and hot coffee:
Fluffy creamy scrambled eggs topped with grated old cheddar cheese and spicy chunky tomato salsa. Did you ever notice that the FIRST pancake (or first batch) ALWAYS turns out BAD? Over-greasing the pan will fry the pancakes and leads to uneven browning. The proof:
So, the first pancake usually turns out the worst. But after a few tries, the pancakes improve.
Improvement. The same cannot be said for any Lana Del Rey song released after "Video Games" - the intriguing song that made her an internet meme in 2011. Her imperfect voice ranges from maple syrupy sweet to sultry haunting and evokes a David Lynch film, glamour bad girl, Nancy Sinatra, Chris Isaak, and narcotic-induced or heartbroken numbness. ODD.
Then "Blue Jeans" came out after, followed by "Born to Die" (there's an official music video, but I prefer the video below). Cookie cutter songs. From the SAME template - Video Games! Yet... not amazing like Video Games. Huh. The inevitable LAW OF DIMINISHING RETURNS.
I don't know what disturbs me more - that I actually LIKE burnt pancakes or that I've been looping a song I dislike. Aaaack, it's growing on me. Like a fungus. Gah. Pass me the syrup.
Oh, you're STILL here? Or maybe you skipped, skipper. Lana Del Rey's debut album drops in stores on January 31 in U.S.A. - THE DAY AFTER MY BIRTHDAY. Wish me a... something. I also celebrate a birthday in September, but I much prefer my birthday in January. LOL WUT?
Au revoir,
Massa aka "fruity oaty bar"
Le Petit Déjeuner, Blueberry Oat Pancakes, Eggs, La Petite Mort
Kiss My Farce: French Toast - Pain Perdu - Temps Perdu - Time Lost
Reflections of Cat Power - King Rides By (Manny Pacquiao Video)
Taking a Billie Holiday from Holiday Ham and Turkey Leftovers
I Won't Worry Over Blood, Endings, Greetings & Rosey Beginnings
Must Be Santa Cat... Here Comes Santa Pooper Scooper Bloopers
You Can Get a Little Wink If You Got a Little Pink in Your Swing
To Squash and Stew... Or... To Stop, Drop, Pop and Tootsie Roll
Hello Fruity Oaty! Thanks for dropping by my blog ulit! Hahaha. Bago na pala layout mo. Cute. ^__^
Mukhang masarap tong blueberry pancakes ah. Haha. :-D
Love blueberries especially in cakes or in muffins. ^_^
I'm not a fan of blueberries but I think I can try replacing it with something else. Thanks for the share! Will try it and let you know how it went.
Those look flippin' delish! And I'm not even a huge breakfast fan heh.
Yum, those mini pancakes are cute and yummy looking!
Never heard of her before but the song is kind of nice. I could probably listen to it while I'm in the bath reading magazines or something. It feels more like nice background music than music I'd actually listen to.
Not really a fan of Lana Del Rey, but she surely got my attention especially on that "Video Games" music video. And those pancakes seem delicious... I like pancakes overall!
Yummmeeh!!! I would love to taste some of that someday!
I'm on Weight Watchers, and you're posting all these delicious-looking food pictures.
I hate you.
I love pancakes but I don't eat them as often as I would like. I find that I'm usually too hungry to wait for me to make them when I wake up, LOL. Sometimes we will eat them for supper when we can't think of anything else to eat.
Happy Birthday.
What's with having a minimal comment length? Is that some anti-spam mechanism?
La petite mort? The small death? Hmmm. The last time I read any mention of la petite mort was in "The Joy of Sex" where it describes that instance where a partner literally blacks out due to an orgasm. Which may be apt (but still funny) - or should that be "funny but still apt" - description of your blueberry pancakes.
Moving forward... Cheers and happy birthday!
I am far too inebriated to understand any of this. -_o So, Happy Burp Day! \(^o^)/
Born to Die. LOL. HAPPY BEER DAY! Cheers! Hehehe. ;)
EFF YOU! I had to Google again! Unforgivable. But you were unusually coherent here. Hmm.
- RE: "Wish me a... something." (I'll wish you a "something" in September. Hahaha!)
- Les petits dètails here and there. American shit, in particular. Nice. :P
- What's all this French biz? Got tired of Italians and italics? What's next? Danish? Swedish?
- "Le petit déjeuner" is breakfast? OK, that was easy... Wait... I don't know... Ugh.
- "La petite mort"... The little death? OMG. LMFAO! Sexual or metaphorical death inside?
- You made me listen to Lana Del Rey songs. All those links. Unforgivable.
- When I hear Lana Del Rey's voice, it induces... deep sleep. Like a sleeping pill. :P
- Which "David Lynch film"? The only David Lynch film I ever liked had that blue-haired lady.
- Trollface again? From now on, I'll scroll to the bottom first to check for it. I sense a pattern...
I require real feedback from you (not your usual lazy one-line ass comment). Hahaha!
I am jealous of your pancakes. I can never make them right. LOL. I miss eating pancakes and syrup. Can I come over and have some of your pancakes? They look delicious.
I have to say, it feels a bit strange that you don't sound so... random in this post. Your transition from pancakes to Lana Del Rey sounded... normal. :D Maybe it's the pancakes.
Looks so yummy. I haven't had breakfast yet. I like my pancakes a little burnt too, as long as it isn't black. LOL.
Why do you celebrate twice? Does this mean you're twice older? XD Anyway, advance happy birthday fruity spamcakes! :D