Pancakes

I have been touring the country in my 2001 Toyota Camry for the past two weeks. With three more weeks to go, I have been confronted with a glaring weakness in my Gourman pursuits; namely, how to make amazing meals out of your car. Maybe this will be a sub-category of the larger Gourmanifesto. All I know currently is that I will need to do some practicing in a real kitchen and try to limit my resources to canned goods.

Pancakes!
I love pancakes. They are my favorite breakfast food, and for me, the best combo is buttermilk pancakes with syrup and apple sauce on top. I know it is kinda out-there in terms of toppings, but for my money it is hard to beat.

On Thursday I made pancakes and mixed it up by using frozen mixed berries and crushed walnuts in the batter. It did not turn out quite as well as I would have hoped, due to the large size of the berries, but it was still pretty tasty.

In the process of making my batter, I realized I had bad milk. I made a rookie mistake of not checking all of my ingredients before mixing, so my batter sat with everything (eggs oil and powders) drying and waited for the milk. It ended up extremely lumpy. This might seem obvious but this situation calls for a tool change. I replaced my regular spoon, with a whisk and voila, batter comes out smooth. Duh.