Sometime I think the world is unfair. Why does pancake day always falls on a Tuesday? Uhm...before you start, that was the rhetorical question. The last thing I need right now is a lecture on the fact behind this tragic arrangement. Does the world not realised that there are people like me who get up early in the morning for work? And when I say early, I meant at 5.30 in the morning. At that time in the morning, the last thing on my mind will be sifting flour and making my pancake batter, let alone flipping it. I simply do not have the time! But yet, I do love pancakes and that poses a perpetual dilemma.
Cold pancakes are never really that nice, so prepping them the day before is completely out of the question. It is at times like these that I wish we have a well equipped kitchen in the office. But no...oh no! All we have are some run down industrial microwaves which are fine if you want to zap up your packed lunch (mmm...something smells burnt) but try making pancakes using these (now that's an idea) is almost impossible. Believe me, I've tried. And any attempt in reheating pre-made pancakes in these microwaves will simply result in pancakes so chewy that you will still be working you way through them come Easter time.