Pancake Taiyaki

Okay, all that whining I did over pancakes got to me, and I went out and bought some pancake mix.
I put my taiyaki mold on our gas stove, sprayed it with a bit of PAM, and warmed it up.
We tried three different "innards" with whatever we had around the house.

First - peanut butter. Batter, peanut butter and more batter on top.
Close and cook a few minutes on each side until brownish.
So cute!
But really, no. Melted peanut butter is nasty. Never again.
Second, we used a 78% cocao bar lying around. Sak is a bitter-choco man only, so that's all we ever have.
It tasted good, but there was no sugar in either the choco or the pancake batter, so I had to dip it in fake maple syrup to make it tastier. I think milk choco would be perfect though.
And finally, I put some maple syrup directly in the fish.
Which was weird, because it cooked into the batter instead of staying liquid in a pocket. Gave the taiyaki a nice, subtle maple flavor though.
Bottom line - I need to find better fillers. What's lying around your house I could try?

The Force of Pancakes

Ever since Japan and that delicious Twinkie-ized pancake of fat and sugar, I've had cravings for pancakes. Nearly every single day. It's just not right, folks.

Pancakieeeee! I miss you.

And if it wasn't for my laziness when it comes to cooking, and the fact that frozen pancakes are usually soggy and not so tasty, I'd probably be up 20 pounds instead of the five I've gained post-Japan.

And then look!

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Want!

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I don't know what's more random - the fact that there is Vader shaped molds, or the fact that it's Williams-Sonoma selling them. They both blow my mind.

Anyway, there's no way Sak would let me get them. I'm a kitchen gadget collector who doesn't cook.

I bought frozen mini pancakes a while back thinking it was pancake minus all the calories since I would obviously only take a few to work at a time to prevent overeating. But mini pancakes just aren't the same, there's not enough pancake flavor/fluffiness/magic in the little things! So I fed them all to Sak's brother when he was here. He didn't mind.

I think I just have to go with making them myself. And when I say by myself I mean from a pancake mix box.  Do you think I could cook pancake mix in my taiyaki mold? Sak's a little peeved at me for buying it in L.A., making him check his luggage just because of my giant pan, and then not using it once. Ehh..

(source) Same pan that I have!

I think it'll work. Then I can fill it with maple syrup and butter! Or nutella! Or bananas and melty choco! Mmmm.

Custard flavor!

How do you like your pancakes?

Craft Room: Clean and Tidy

Dude. I cleaned my room!

(Demotivational Poster says "Blogging: Never before have so many people with so little to say said so much to so many")

HIP HOORAY!

It took awhile, but it's so much better than before. All my crafts are organized! I made myself a guide for easy reference. Or a map for potential thieves to easily find the expensive crafts. (Pro tip: Go for the button maker. $$$)

Now, I'm not totally finished. I have several drawers of "action figures" that I don't know what to do with. I think I'll just leave them there until we move somewhere bigger, then I'll get some display cases?

I also have a makeup and jewelry drawer I need to go through, and I'd like to fix up my "ribbon and stringy things" drawer a little nicer. Oh! And I need to put more posters and art up on the walls. It looks sad and uninspiring as is.

Likewise, Sak has three boxes, one bin, one basket and one drawer of "cords, controllers and CDs" to organize. He hoards media and electronics like I hoard, well, everything else.

Some of his "stuff". Though I admit the Star Wars CDs are mine, I'm uh, "gifting" them to him.

In any case, I'm excited that the house is (mostly) clean. This means I can do projects again!

How long does your house stay clean after a good scrubbing? I think we average about a week. Sad!