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Monday, September 28, 2015

Pancake Art

"Mom," my teenage daughter said. "Can you make pancakes?"

"Sure," I said. "Are you craving them?"

She shook her head. "No. I want to make pancake art."

"What?"

"Pancake art. Everybody is doing it. Here, look at these pictures." She rolled through her Instagram photos and showed me all kinds of artistic pancake "carvings" her friends had made. They were impressive.

"Okay," I said. "But when you're done playing with your food, are you going to eat it?"

"No. Carbs aren't good for you."

Right.

In case you want to see a sample of pancake art, here's a picture:

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43 comments:

  1. Shady Del KnightSeptember 28, 2015 at 11:47 AM

    Hi, dear Sherry! Why settle for portraiture? If your daughter is taking requests I'd like her to replicate the Sistine Chapel. :)

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  2. Alex J. CavanaughSeptember 28, 2015 at 12:43 PM

    Wow, those are impressive! I'm just happy if I can make a round pancake.

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    1. Sherry EllisSeptember 30, 2015 at 1:07 PM

      I'm thinking now I have a good excuse to burn a little bit of them. It'll add some color. ;0)

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  3. Pat HattSeptember 28, 2015 at 12:44 PM

    Well they are done really well at least. I taking people are going ape s*** over it? lol

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    1. Sherry EllisSeptember 30, 2015 at 1:07 PM

      It's amazing the things these people are doing with pancakes!

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  4. H.R. BennettSeptember 28, 2015 at 1:02 PM

    Yea, these things are kind of ridiculous. My wife is trying to figure out how to do it but runs into the interesting problem of being an artist but not having ANY cooking experience so...no luck yet. haha

    If your daughter wants to make it and not eat it then she should make sure she has someone who will or she should plasticize the good ones.

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    1. Sherry EllisSeptember 30, 2015 at 1:11 PM

      Could definitely be a problem if you don't know how to make them! You might have to do the cooking for her.

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  5. DEZMONDSeptember 28, 2015 at 2:17 PM

    monkey business!

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  6. RitaSeptember 28, 2015 at 2:20 PM

    I guess I miss a lot by not being on Instagram or Pinterest--LOL! Those are remarkable, though.

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  7. Chrys FeySeptember 28, 2015 at 3:44 PM

    I've seen videos of pancake art but I've never attempted it.

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    1. Sherry EllisSeptember 30, 2015 at 1:12 PM

      I can't imagine how much time it takes to do this. I certainly don't have the time!

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  8. Deanie Humphrys-DunneSeptember 28, 2015 at 3:46 PM

    Wow, that pancake art is really impressive. I wonder how much practice it takes.

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  9. Janie JunebugSeptember 28, 2015 at 4:18 PM

    I couldn't eat those, and not because of the carbs. They're too real.

    Love,
    Janie

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    1. Sherry EllisSeptember 30, 2015 at 1:13 PM

      I probably wouldn't want to eat anything that looked like a living animal, either.

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  10. nashvillecats2September 28, 2015 at 6:23 PM

    They look great Sherry, talented family.
    Yvonne.

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    1. Sherry EllisSeptember 30, 2015 at 1:14 PM

      She didn't make this batch. I found this picture on the Internet. Whoever made them, though was very talented.

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  11. Mason CanyonSeptember 28, 2015 at 8:51 PM

    Amazing art. I have trouble getting my pancakes to stay together sometimes much less someone create art with them. LOL

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    1. Sherry EllisSeptember 30, 2015 at 1:14 PM

      Somebody must've been really bored who started this.

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  12. Liz A.September 28, 2015 at 10:25 PM

    I've seen those. Cool.

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  13. Heather R. HoldenSeptember 28, 2015 at 11:01 PM

    I remember seeing photos of pancake art before, but never attempted it myself. I don't believe carbs are bad, so that's probably for the best. It'd be such a shame to eat all that art after creating it, after all! XD

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    1. Sherry EllisSeptember 30, 2015 at 1:15 PM

      I'm sure the pancakes would be cold by the time the artwork was finished. I wouldn't eat them just because of that. ;0)

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  14. RachelSeptember 28, 2015 at 11:35 PM

    I would be happy to volunteer to eat the pancake art for you!

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    1. Sherry EllisSeptember 30, 2015 at 1:15 PM

      If we do this, I'll let you know, and you can come over and help with the eating. ;0)

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  15. www.norbuwangdisblogspot.comSeptember 29, 2015 at 6:03 AM

    Great pancake art design.

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    1. Sherry EllisSeptember 30, 2015 at 1:16 PM

      I thought this was an impressive display of pancake art.

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  16. Felicity Grace TerrySeptember 29, 2015 at 9:24 AM

    Along with coffee art these pancake pictures seem very popular at the moment. A shame to eat them but on the other hand, carbs or not, I couldn't see them go to waste.

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  17. Holy Ghost WriterSeptember 29, 2015 at 9:34 AM

    A new craze I knew nothing about

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    1. Sherry EllisSeptember 30, 2015 at 1:16 PM

      Having kids, you learn about all kinds of crazes.

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  18. Launna September 29, 2015 at 12:50 PM

    Pancake art? I haven't heard of this one yet... I am sure Valentina will be mentioning it soon enough. Although neither of us are too creative that way :)

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    1. Sherry EllisSeptember 30, 2015 at 1:17 PM

      You'll have to let me know if you attempt your own pancake art.

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  19. Tracy CampbellSeptember 29, 2015 at 12:54 PM

    Love your daughter's creativity, Sherry. I'd never heard of pancake art, but now I have. Did she create the pancakes as shown above?

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    1. Sherry EllisSeptember 30, 2015 at 1:18 PM

      No. She didn't make this batch. I found this picture on the Internet. I thought it was a good sample of pancake art.

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  20. DMSSeptember 29, 2015 at 9:08 PM

    I hadn't heard of this trend! Those art pieces made out of pancakes are amazing. I would rather eat pancakes, but I think the art could be fun too!
    ~Jess

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    1. Sherry EllisSeptember 30, 2015 at 1:18 PM

      It definitely makes eating pancakes more interesting.

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  21. Christine RainsSeptember 30, 2015 at 10:58 AM

    Wow. Those are impressive! Mmm, now I'm craving pancakes!

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