Pancakes for Pancake Day or any other day or night

Don't blame me if you become addicted. Carrot latkes work well with so many herb/spice combos. Good main dish or a side (esp with lamb or fish if you've got some around).

There goes the diet for another month.

Can you please find me another good excuse for April? May?

Carrots are soooooooo good for you.

I think their health benefits are good for at least two months of excuses




have you ever tried them in a mash with potatos/yams/turnips/beets?

Almost mango season in Mexico..

will you make some mango salsa?

I recently had some of a friend's peach salsa that she put up last summer - it was like summer in a jar

Not yet - they do come to our market, but not for long and I think a month or two from now. I like mangos a lot, but they're usually a little pricey. I'll keep my eyes out for them though. I like papayas too, but being bigger, and plenty heavy, they're pricier.

Mash yes, the sis in law of the French variety showed us a one third potato, one third carrot and one third celeriac mash that is heavenly,

Try the following recipe for Pancake Day:

Ingredients:
225g / 8 oz plain or all-purpose flour
Pinch salt
2 large, fresh eggs
600ml / 2½ cups milk
2 tsp melted butter plus extra melted butter for cooking

Makes 12 pancakes
Sieve the flour into a large baking bowl, add the salt. Make a well in the centre of the flour and add the eggs. Beat well until smooth and lump free.
Add half the milk and the 2 tsp of butter, beat well. Add the remaining milk and stir.
Leave the batter to rest for 15 minutes.
Lightly grease a pancake pan or frying pan with a little melted butter. Heat until very hot and add a ladleful of batter so it evenly and thinly coats the base of the pan. Cook until set and lightly golden.
Using a spatula or if you are really brave try tossing the pancake in the air,  and cook on the other side for approx 30 seconds.
Slip the pancake from the pan onto a warm plate. Cover the plate with a tea cloth and keep warm.. Continue as above until all the batter is used up.