Althouse: Meade made me a pancake.

१६ मे, २०१०

Meade made me a pancake.

UPDATE:

४४ टिप्पण्या:

AllenS म्हणाले...: Did he promise to do the dishes after breakfast? Is that a paper plate?; १६/५/१०, ८:२५ AM
Meade म्हणाले...: For my next trick... PRESTO -- you're a poodle!; १६/५/१०, ८:२८ AM
Peano म्हणाले...: Every Ponderosa needs its Hop Sing.; १६/५/१०, ८:४१ AM
Drew W म्हणाले...: Maybe there's a charming children's book in this: If You Give A Prof A Pancake.; १६/५/१०, ८:४७ AM
AllenS म्हणाले...: Egads! Is that a morel mushroom pancake?; १६/५/१०, ८:५० AM
अनामित म्हणाले...: That's nice, but if he really loved you: www.jimspancakes.com/; १६/५/१०, ८:५५ AM
traditionalguy म्हणाले...: At least he did not make you a mushroom. Your pancake does look thicker than the new Apple MacBook Pro. I hope it tastes better.; १६/५/१०, ८:५८ AM
Ron म्हणाले...: Meade, while your cookin'...some bacon would be nice. And a waffle.

thx.; १६/५/१०, ९:०० AM
Ron म्हणाले...: A Macbook Pro with syrup...and strawberries! Delish!; १६/५/१०, ९:०१ AM
अनामित म्हणाले...: Did it regenerate itself? Or did he make you another one?

I'm with AllenS, who implied that paper plates are uncivilized for at-home, indoor use. Lord, woman. Use your china. You're worth it.; १६/५/१०, ९:०१ AM
Ann Althouse म्हणाले...: To those who are perceiving a paper plate... your powers of perception are undermining your status as taste-makers.

And the keyboard in the picture isn't part of a laptop.; १६/५/१०, ९:१२ AM
Ritmo Re-Animated म्हणाले...: your powers of perception are undermining your status as taste-makers.

This will make an awesome quote someday.; १६/५/१०, ९:१८ AM
Ritmo Re-Animated म्हणाले...: Jim's website is spectacular. The bling pancakes were precious. So was the Ferris wheel.; १६/५/१०, ९:२० AM
traditionalguy म्हणाले...: There are no pancake ingredients in the cupboard here. I feel neglected. We will have to have a pancake supper tonight. Pure maple syrup is the best part....don't ever buy corn syrup colored maple color.; १६/५/१०, ९:२२ AM
Ann Althouse म्हणाले...: Here's the plate.; १६/५/१०, ९:२२ AM
Ritmo Re-Animated म्हणाले...: True that, TG. No way processed corn can compare to the sweetness of a tapped Vermont maple tree.; १६/५/१०, ९:२५ AM
Peter Hoh म्हणाले...: I went to a breakfast joint a couple weeks ago. I seem to remember that I enjoyed the pancakes the last time I ate there.

Not this time, however. The pancakes were way too thick and tasted a little floury. And the worst part? They charged $1.99 for real maple syrup.

I won't be back.; १६/५/१०, ९:२८ AM
Phil 314 म्हणाले...: Update!?

Shouldn't the pancake be even smaller (i.e. more bites out) or does blogging time flow in the opposite direction?; १६/५/१०, ९:३२ AM
Ritmo Re-Animated म्हणाले...: You can't blame them, Peter. Restaurants and businesses everywhere are being forced to skimp on quality or reveal no longer "hidden" charges. I blame it all on the Obama 2008 recession.; १६/५/१०, ९:३२ AM
AllenS म्हणाले...: That's a badly designed plate in my honest opinion. Egg yoke would be extremely difficult to wash off.; १६/५/१०, ९:३३ AM
अनामित म्हणाले...: On second look, that is obviously not a paper plate. It is shiny, the ridges are too defined, the weight of the fork does not depress the edge, and the syrup had not soaked into the plate, changing the color. AllenS, I love you to death, but I should have made my own judgment.; १६/५/१०, ९:३७ AM
Steve म्हणाले...: Try a little lower on the griddle temperature. The lower temperature allows the pancake to rise a bit more before the pancake gets too dark. Looks like you might have over beaten your batter too.; १६/५/१०, ९:३९ AM
Ned म्हणाले...: I'd eat that...now!; १६/५/१०, ९:५० AM
Unknown म्हणाले...: Meade makes pancakes like my brother-in-law, lots of earth tones.

I see some of the gourmands dislike his style, but a little overdone usually tastes better.

Peano said...

Every Ponderosa needs its Hop Sing.

It also needs Eve, Josefa, and Little Josephine.

WV "flakier" (I don't dare); १६/५/१०, ९:५१ AM
Ann Althouse म्हणाले...: I like my pancakes dark.; १६/५/१०, ९:५२ AM
Ann Althouse म्हणाले...: I like the morels darkly browned too.; १६/५/१०, ९:५२ AM
rhhardin म्हणाले...: Corn egg.; १६/५/१०, ९:५५ AM
Chris म्हणाले...: Sell them on ebay! FAMOUS ALTHOUSE PANCAKES.; १६/५/१०, १०:०० AM
vet66 म्हणाले...: I hope there is some dark amber Vermont maple syrup on hand for that hot cake specimen. Might try your hand at an ebelskiever next time.

Nicely done! Nothing better than a pancake with slippers under the table. Carry on!; १६/५/१०, १०:०१ AM
rhhardin म्हणाले...: I not only use paper plates, I reuse them, for microwaving.

Enough fat soaks into one to keep other microwaved stuff from sticking.; १६/५/१०, १०:०३ AM
Irene म्हणाले...: Cute slippers. Presto! A poodle would love to chomp on those slippers.; १६/५/१०, ११:१२ AM
MaggotAtBroad&Wall म्हणाले...: I notice a lack of symmetry between the two images.

The pancake in the top pic clearly has a small owl to the left and a dog's head to the right on its surface. Those freaky images are oddly missing in the uneaten pancake shown in the bottom pic.

The glass with the brown goop is perfectly centered on the coaster in the bottom pic, but is off-center in the top pic.

Someone decided to move the cables (and possibly the eye glasses). The cables are much closer to the brown goop filled glass in the bottom pic than the top.

There are two and a half knots in the (maple?) tabletop between the plate and the keyboard in the bottom pic, but barely a trace of a knot in the same area in the top pic.

Looking only at the bottom row of keys on the keyboard, there are 4 full keys and one partial key visible in the top pic, but only three full keys and one partial key in the bottom pic.

Where'd the fork go?; १६/५/१०, ११:२८ AM
Palladian म्हणाले...: The brown liquid is milk with instant coffee dissolved in it.

Do I know my Althouse trivia or what?; १६/५/१०, १२:०२ PM
Be म्हणाले...: @Drew W - Cute! (snort)

One of the things that I've been trying to get done in the current household is to teach the housemate (brilliant intellectually, but with no living skills - what can I say, I'm attracted to the mathematically inclined but emotionally distant types; it's a Father thing) how to cook basic stuff. First thing was pancakes. The second thing was omelettes. Pavel's a better omelette-crafter than pancake maker, but both are better than what I can make. Am both proud and hopeful.; १६/५/१०, १२:३८ PM
rhhardin म्हणाले...: Instant coffee has improved enormously with regard to dissolving in milk.

It used to be that you spent a lot of time crushing clumps of coffee against the side of the glass, and even then you wound up with little coffee pills in the drink.

Nowadays the coffee dissolves if it's even just left out in humid air.; १६/५/१०, १२:४१ PM
Be म्हणाले...: @Meade: we have a place called Ocean State Job Lots 'round here where we buy not quite one pound packets of "Uncle Jim" whole grain stuff. Have you ever used it? (I guess I'm being really clumsily polite in my efforts to ask a.) recipe! b.) technic!); १६/५/१०, १२:४३ PM
Be म्हणाले...: Fwiw: Paper Plates? Please! Dansk classic dessin that you can find in any outlet nowadays, since most manufacture has been outsourced to Middle Kingdom Prison Labor. Still, brings to mind this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weRCHo36MeM

(Honestly, as a kid, thought that he was singing "Paper Plate."); १६/५/१०, १२:५९ PM
Pastafarian म्हणाले...: Meade -- a little advice, from a pancake veteran: Make your batter just a little thinner, and your skillet just a little less hot. (It's at the right temp when drops of water just start to sizzle and bead, riding on a cushion of steam). Flip when most of the pancake's surface is covered in bubbles.; १६/५/१०, १:०३ PM
Pastafarian म्हणाले...: And Ritzie, I like your new avatar. Much better than that green alien eye with the constellation reflected in it.

But still not as good as the Woodsie Owl avatar. That's a classic.; १६/५/१०, १:०५ PM
Trooper York म्हणाले...: Just be ready when he wants to make a sandwich.; १६/५/१०, १:२० PM
George Grady म्हणाले...: My first thought was, "Who can eat just one pancake?"; १६/५/१०, १:२१ PM
Wince म्हणाले...: "Meade made me a pancake."

Do you know the rest of your problem?

You've never had anyone give you
the Aunt Jemima Treatment.

First you get up on the grill.

I'll get you up to cruising speed.

You're sticking on the bottom, dear.

Keep hopping. Keep hopping, honey!

There you go. A little bit lumpy. You're a little bit lumpy.

A little bit lumpy.; १६/५/१०, ५:४६ PM
Trooper York म्हणाले...: I thought that other post was youse guys making a sandwich. Just sayn.; १६/५/१०, ६:०३ PM
Ann Althouse म्हणाले...: "The brown liquid is milk with instant coffee dissolved in it. Do I know my Althouse trivia or what?"

Yes, but the new trivia is I don't do that anymore. With Meade, we use the Aeropress and espresso ground coffee. He adds water to his to make "Americano" and I heat whole milk to make mine latte.; १६/५/१०, ११:०८ PM