Goddamn you 3am pancake cooker!

[grude]

So I am sitting here awake in the middle of the night and slightly hungry and wishing I could sleep, I could pull something out of the freezer but it would be annoying to thaw and heat it.

When the smell of pancakes cooking comes in the window from somewhere.

[aruvqan]

And what is stopping you from making your own pancakes?

[fubbleskag]

you should have tracked the origin and knocked on the door carrying a plate, utensils and jar of syrup.

[WhyNot]

For future reference, pancakes freeze exceedingly well. When we cook pancakes, we cook a lot of pancakes, then freeze what we don't eat on cookie sheets (so they don't stick in a clump) and then transfer the frozen pancakes into gallon ziploc freezer bags.

Takes a stack of 3 about 60 seconds in the microwave from frozen.

[grude]

I was trying to convince myself to forget eating and just go back to sleep, bit like being on a diet and someone starts cooking a pizza.

[Moonlitherial]

They also defrost extremely well in the toaster. You don't leave them in long enough to get crisp.

I like my pancakes toasted the same way I toast bread - warm but not crispy. Drives my "toast it until it's black" husband insane.

[WhyNot]

Originally Posted by grude

I was trying to convince myself to forget eating and just go back to sleep, bit like being on a diet and someone starts cooking a pizza.

Dastardly! I know what you mean...I have a 19 year old who can eat anything and still stay slim. The smell of pizza - or hamburgers - or mac and cheese - or sometimes, all three at once! While I'm picking at yet another salad - grr.

[FloatyGimpy]

Last night just as I was heading to bed, one of the neighbours was baking an angel-food cake and the delicious smell kept me up. Who makes angel-food cake at 11 at night?? Somebody mean, that's who.