Went to Burrata Bistro Friday night. I shared their olive and garlic focaccia with my parent. Took some of it home. Was enough to have with lunch and a snack. I got 4-cheese pasta. It was like a fancy mac and cheese. It was pretty good. Took half of it home. I got brioche bread pudding with apricots and a rum sauce for dessert. It was really hot for a while. Took a little home. It was pretty good all together. The only downside of it was things seem overpriced there.
Bananas Foster Recipe
Elegant bananas foster are served with ice cream and are made with bananas that have been cooked in a bubbling mixture of brown sugar, butter, rum, walnuts, and cinnamon. 1/4 cup coarsely chopped walnuts, 3 bananas peeled and sliced lengthwise and crosswise, 1 pint vanilla ice cream, 2/3 cup dark brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1.5 teaspoons vanilla extract, 3.5 tablespoons rum, 1/4 cup butter
This traditional rum sauce is the perfect accompaniment to your Christmas Pudding. Creamy, boozy and so so moreish, it’s also great with warm pies, crumbles, sponge puddings and bananas! Everyone has their favourite things to eat at Christmas and their favourite accompaniments. When I was growing up my favourite part of the Christmas dinner was Christmas pudding and with it the rum sauce. …
A question asked every year around this time, even though the tradition of Pancake Day has been with us for decades. This is probably because our eating habits have changed over time.
Pancake Day celebrated on 9th February this year, is always a notable event in the UK food calendar. Although, not as traditional as the ‘English breakfast’ / ‘fry-up’, pancakes always have a place on UK brunch tables.
Pancake Day also know as Shrove Tuesday is celebrated to mark the beginning of Lent (40 days of fasting) on Ash Wednesday. Traditionally, Christians would eat pancakes on this day to use up rich, indulgent foods like eggs and milk, before lent.
I’ve celebrated many pancake days. My best memories are from when I was younger. In the kitchen, fighting my bother to mix the batter and then watch in awe as he flipped the thin crispy pancakes to the ceiling! When they landed back in the pan, I’d be on hand to add them to the pile, squirting a hint of lemon juice and honey or brown sugar….hmmm…yummy. I can taste them now, while writing this :-).
Rather than making pancakes myself (which I actually miss doing), we tend to go out a lot for pancakes. Here are some of our most recent pancake adventures:
Pancakes with bacon and caramelized banana in a rum sauce: This was from a new Jamaican inspired café called 3 Little Birds, which opened up in Brixton, London UK. These were definitely 5/5!
On a trip to Rio de Janerio, Brazil, we couldn’t resist indulging in dulce de leche (a popular confection in Latin America) pancakes, with vanilla ice cream and a dash of chocolate.
Due to the way we choose to eat and an increase in gluten and dairy intolerance, we’re now searching for variations of the traditional pancake batter, for example:
How to make pancakes without flour.
How to make pancakes without milk.
We’ve found 10 recipes here.
Admittedly, I usually go for sweet pancakes but as you can see from the pictures below (credit: Alamy, unless stated - via the Independent) there are various styles and flavors of pancakes all over the world.
Happy Pancake Day!
M’semen, Morocco – Africa
Buttery pancakes made from stretched semolina dough, stuffed with a sweet or savoury filling, then fried or baked.
Hoppers, Sri Lanka – Asia
These pancakes have golden, crisp edges with a doughy centre. Sri Lankans fill them with curries, relishes and occasionally baked eggs.
Credit: Haarala Hamilton & Valerie Berry
Crepes, France – Europe
Ahhh Crepes, a guilty pleasure! Served with sweet or savoury toppings (savoury ones are usually made with buckwheat flour, and called galletes). One of the famous French desserts is the Crêpe Suzette, which contains an orange liqueur.