Is
Fat Tuesday making you fatter? Are you indulging in Polish
Paczki today? Did you party, eat and drink all week during
Mardi Gras festivals? With the arrival of Ash Wednesday tomorrow, you'll have 46 days to tighten your belt and trim down for revealing warm weather clothes.
I refuse to get fatter for Fat Tuesday. Tonight I''m making organic buttermilk pancakes and ham steaks instead of eating sugar and fat. I might also indulge in a glass of red wine...no calorie-packed Mardi Gras cocktails for me!
Here is my easy organic buttermilk
pancake recipe using Maple Grove organic buckwheat pancake mix:
Organic Buckwheat Pancake Recipe for Fat Tuesday
Maple Grove organics buckwheat pancake and waffle mix
1 cup mix
¾ cup 2% milk
1 tbsp of lowfat vegetable oil
1 egg
½ teaspoon cinnamon
Grease and preheat your fry pan or griddle. Combine the ingredients in a bowl with a spoon until blended. Thick batter makes thick pancakes while thin batter makes thin ones so mix to the desired consistency. Pour on the griddle and fry until browned. Serve with baked apples, light whipped cream or sugar-free maple syrup by Maple Grove. As an alternative, cook the ham steaks (fry or bake) in apples or pineapples and serve over the pancakes. You won't even get fat on this healthy Fat Tuesday recipe!
If you can wait for your pancake fix, check out IHOP National Pancake Day on February 23. Between 7 AM and 10 PM, you get a free stack of three buttermilk pancakes at IHOP on National Pancake Day. After all, women with Venusity also have frugality!
Happy Mardi Gras!
PHOTO: Wikimedia Commons "Mardi Gras Fan Gal", New Orleans Mardi Gras costumer. Photo by Infrogmation, Mardi Gras morning, 2004, Bywater neighborhood.
