Mardi Gras grub!

For breakfast, lunch, or dinner -- ahem, brinner -- pancakes are the name of the game today.  Whip up a batch using one of my favorite recipes:

• Apple ring "pancakes"

• Banana bread pancakes

• Pumpkin pancakes

• Sour cream pancakes

And don't forget to make these cute mini King cakes!

Do you celebrate Mardi Gras with any special meals?  Who knows what today will bring, but pancakes and bacon are most definitely on the dinner menu.  Happy Fat Tuesday!

Mini King cakes for Mardi Gras

TGIFF -- thank goodness it's finally Friday!  Please do me a favor and take a moment to imagine all of the usual conversation found at the beginning of Friday posts: busy week, to-do lists, dreams of relaxation, and assorted fun things!  I can't manage to see past these adorable treats, so I'm going to skip the small talk and get right to it.

What I've really been looking forward to all week is the chance to share these cute and tasty little creations with you.  Mini King cakes.  Yep, that's right.  Mini. King. Cakes!!!  If they had cheeks, I'd pinch them!  ...right before I devoured 'em.