Thursday, January 9, 2014

Banana Pancakes

Jack Johnson asked me to help you jazz up your Saturday morning flapjacks by adding some bananas.

 Pour yourself a cup of joe and dig into our yummy breakfast feast.


Start with whichever batter mix you like but don't throw your bananas in right away.  We have tried this before and the pancakes came out too mushy.  


You might as well throw some bacon in the oven while you cook.




Slice your bananas just like so and butter your pan...




Pour your batter in the pan and quickly yet carefully place your sliced bananas into your masterpiece. Placing the bananas, rather than mixing them in the batter before, gives you full control over the texture of the pancake.





Don't be afraid to push those bananas in there...


Repeat...







Make sure to check on the bacon...


Syrup in a dunking dish is always a great idea.  Forget about a little drizzle over the top, we dunk our johnnycakes.
















Enjoy!  Happy almost weekend!

Thursday, January 2, 2014

Hank's Seafood

Hank's Seafood is one of those restaurants of Charleston that you must try at least once and go all out while you are there.  It is quite difficult to get a seat without reservations made about a week in advance but you can always try for the bar or the community table.  It's worth it if you are more spontaneous like my husband and I.


1st, an aperitif...








A delicious seafood bouillabaisse...




... and crab fingers...




It's crab legs without all of the work and messy fingers...


The soup is so flavorful one couldn't help but sop up every last drop...





Bam! Fini...




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