We didn’t have a plan when my brother and I decided to meet up for dinner last Friday night. But after a tough work week, we were ready to ease into the weekend. So instead of going to a noisy, crowded urban hot-spot, we agreed to just hang out at my place. Besides, I had chicken parm in the freezer I could pop right into the oven.
My Italian-American sisters can back me up on this: we generally have chicken parm in our freezers. Or a tray of lasagna at the ready. And red sauce. Or Bolognese. It’s just what we do. We cook and cook and then put it all in the freezer.
But my brother had chicken for lunch so he wasn’t too enthusiastic when I mentioned the chicken parm.
“Well…I have a carton of buttermilk, a pound of bacon, and a dozen eggs in the fridge. Wanna have breakfast for dinner?” I suggested.
“Yeah!” he eagerly agreed.
For us, pancakes are comfort food and we both needed a dose the other night.
Within minutes, bacon was sizzling, flour was being sifted, and eggs were getting whisked.
My buttermilk pancake recipe comes from some long-forgotten, old-school cookbook. I re-named the recipe the “best ever buttermilk pancakes” and if you make a batch, I think you’ll agree.
Dolce Zitella 
I wish I was with you and Mike to enjoy it together……xoxo
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Next time we have breakfast for dinner, we’ll SKYPE with you!
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Dear Chris,
Whenever my grandsons come for a sleepover the first thing they do is ask Pop Pop if they can have pancakes. He tells them “Of course, for breakfast.” “Why not for supper?” they ask. “Because pancakes are for breakfast.” WHY? Yes indeed, why?. You just answered their question. Pancakes are for sure a comfort food and why not comfort the grandkids?. Next time they ask “Why?” I’ll tell them there is no reason for making you wait until breakfast. My dear friend’s dear daughter says ‘It’s okay!”
Love,
Sheila
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Hi Sheila – Glad to know that I’ve helped to settle the pancake debate at your house. Hope you enjoy a stack with your grandsons soon! Chris
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