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| Enjoying the pool during the scorching hot Labour Day weekend |
Though it was the Labour Day long weekend, the last official weekend of summer, Toronto and its surrounding area were experiencing a heat wave.
It was a scorching hot day at 33 degrees C., with the humidity, it was a whooping 37 degree C!
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| My sis planned the pancake brunch with style and precision! |
Thinking about our family get together and all the Finnish pancakes we were going to have the next day, I was too excited to sleep!
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| The syrup & sauce basket |
I love our family get together especially when my sister, Rosie, is hosting it at her home.
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| A breakfast pancake feast |
She has a spacious lovely house and she plans everything with style and precision.
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| A pancake face decorated the centrepiece |
This time was even better as she was hosting this party with lots of help from some great cooks of the family's younger generation.
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| Finnish pancakes cooked by Jordon and Melody |
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| J. got the secret pancake recipe! |
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| Mel cooking up a storm in the kitchen |
Recently, J. and his family visited the restaurant and with his natural charm , he managed to obtain the secret recipe for their famous pancakes.
Together with Melody, Jordon took up the challenge, cooked up a storm and served pancakes to his hungry relatives on the Labour Day weekend!
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| Dave -manning the BBQ |
Upon learning this good fortune, my sister sprang into action and invited J. to cook the much loved pancakes for her.
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| Grandma and the great grand kids |
She was generous enough to invite all the family members to partake in this breakfast feast!
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| Basic ingredients of the Finnish pancake |
I love the Finnish pancakes therefore, I watched closely at Jordon and Melody and tried to learn how to make my favourite pancakes.
The basic ingredients are flour, milk and egg.
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| Mixing the ingredients in a blender |
To save time,Jordon mixed these ingredients in a blender.
Why didn't I think of that? I always mix the pancake in a big bowl and keep beating the mixture until my hands are tired.
This is a smart and better way!
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| Fresh fruit toppings for the pancakes |
R. organized the pancake brunch and asked each of us to bring some specific fruit/ food items.
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| Chopped apples and hot dogs |
Her instructions were so specific that I was wondering of the reason.
But when we got there, everything was crystal clear of what her brunch plan was.
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| We could build our pancakes as suggested in the pictures |
To inspire us to be creative and try different type of pancakes, our host printed out pictures of the pancakes topped or stuffed with a variety of toppings.
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| For meat lovers - pancakes, sausages and bacon |
Depending on our preferences, we could cover our delicious hot pancakes freshly off the frying pans with in season fruits such as chopped apples, slices peaches, bananas, avocados, raspberries etc.
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| The pancakes go really well with crisp sliced bacon--delicious! |
For those meat lovers, there were smoked salmon, salivating sausages, or crisp bacon slices.
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| Our yummmy dessert creator at work! |
There were choices that catered and pleased all tastes. It was not just a pancake breakfast, but a feast fit for the king!
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| Healthy roll oats & fruit desserts |
We enjoyed a lot of fresh and delicious food!
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| We always enjoy our family time together |
The best part of this great pancake feast was bringing our family together during the Labour Day weekend.
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| Opportunity to catch up with family members! |
It was great catching up with family members whom we have not seen for a little while.
There were family members who drove all the way from Ottawa to attend this pancake get together!
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| Celebrating my brother's milestone birthday and retirement! |
Ah! We also celebrated my brother, Paul's 65th birthday and his retirement at this family event!
It was a lovely lovely afternoon spending time with family members!
Toronto is a big city and even though most of us live within the Greater Toronto Area, it's not easy to see each other often.
Putting together an event like this for a big fat family takes planing, organization and lots of work from many people.
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| Hats off to the main organizers |
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| The brunch was a fun event! |
We were fortune that both Rosie's and Jordon's family took the lead on this one allowing us to have a great time and enjoy some great food together!
A big thank you to both of these families!
Love to see that becoming a family tradition every Labour Day!
R.T.
Richmond Hill
Ontario
Great post! So many photos of the tasty food! :)
ReplyDeleteLove all the photos! Now I am hungry again! When is the next pancake brunch?
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