A Valentine’s Breakfast
I’m not a BIG Valentine’s person.
I don’t really decorate much for it. We usually just get takeaway or make chocolate fondu with the kids.
I’m more of a tell-them-you-love-them-all-the-time girl 😉
For me that means, telling them how proud I am of all the wonderful things they do and how amazing they are. That means squeezing their little hands 3 times (I-love-you) – it is our secret code. Don’t tell them I told you. That means, doodling with them and snuggling them close.
It also means making heart shaped pancakes.
We make them a lot over here. Conor even picked up a special stirrer to help the last time we were at Target. We cut the strawberries in little hearts:
Just slice and cut the top into a little V. I promise your kids will love this. Conor and John thought it was so “cute”.
For our extra special pancakes here’s the recipe:
Delicious Pancakes (That Tell Them You Love Them)
1 1/2 C All-Purpose Flour3 1/2 tsp. Baking Powder
3/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda 1 Tbsp. granulated sugar 1 Egg 2 C Milk 3 Tbls, melted butter For slightly sweeter pancakes, add 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract. We like it this way!
1. In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and sugar. Make a well in the center and pour in the milk, egg, and melted butter; mix until smooth.
2. Heat a non-stick pan over medium high heat. Pour or scoop the batter onto the griddle, using approximately 1/3 C for each pancake. Brown on both sides and serve hot. Yields 6-8 pancakes.
Oh, you can’t forget the toppings. For these, I did heart shaped strawberries and heart candies and cut the pancakes out with a heart shaped cookie cutter. John, our 7 year old, loves chocolate chips in his pancakes and has been known to also top that chocolate-y goodness with Nutella. Conor loves fruit – those strawberries and blackberries.
So this is one of the ways I tell them I love them.
Conor tells doggie with a big squeeze and shares his pancakes!
Suzanne of Simply Suzannes at Home
I make these for my little ones all the time! So fun :0)
Have you heard of the “Tovoli?” We have one and it makes making pancakes so easy and fun!
Loved reading about your special Valentine’s breakfast. Thanks so much for sharing!
Suzanne
What a wonderful way to say I love you! Those pancakes are adorable and we do the three times squeeze, too. I thought I had the patent on that! lol Your little guy is adorable! xo Diana
Ah, strawberries and pancakes-a favorite at our house too! Although, it is hard to find a good strawberry this time of year. I look forward to picking some this summer. It is a tradition to go pick our own; the girls eat more in the patch than they put in the box, but isn’t that what it is all about anyway? ~Michelle
Sorry, I’ve not been around, I’ve been rather lazy, and fed up with all the e-mail hacking.
I did see your heart shaped strawberries though and copied them at work. We did a valentines dinner which I should post about. Your pancakes look scrummy and very pretty too !