On Friday night, Mike and I had a crêpe & pancake party at his place. It was a bit of a housewarming party, and a bit of a "Mike finished the wall" party (he took down the wall between the kitchen and the living room, and built a half wall. He did an amazing job.)

We weren't sure if our friends would be into the crêpe & pancake idea, but they wowed us with creative and delightful toppings (fresh berries, whipped cream, lemon curd, cottage cheese, yogurt, bananas, caramel sauce, and chocolate sauce just to name a few). We ended up making six batches of crêpe batter as the night progressed (I am highly indebted to my friends who slaved away in the kitchen!) and were left with only three crêpes when the evening winded down.

We both agreed it was one of our favourite parties we had ever been to (can you say that about your own party?).


*photos by Mike, Kevin & I.

the pancake event

a few weeks ago, my friend kd made pancakes using this recipe from  
smitten kitchen. 

she was smitten indeed + would not stop talking about it!

then my friend s stumbled upon this fantastic tumblr 

- completely dedicated to pancakes!

so it was decided that we simply needed to whip up some 

pancake-with-heart-shaped-bananas friday evening. 

it ended up snowing heaps  so it was the perfect evening to snuggle up

and eat pancakes drenched in maple syrup. mmm.

 documentation of the pancake event:

it took us a long time to figure out how to cut the heart-shaped-bananas.

{it sounds easy right?}

i was quick to suggest a google search,

but my friends were convinced we could do without.

after a few disastrous attempts, my friends conceded 

and we found some helpful hints at this blog

the finished product!

 

the set-up!

{oh my gosh. just looking at the picture is making me hungry!}

 

me: vodka + sprite in one hand,
a forkful of the failed banana heart attempts in the other...

after stuffing ourselves silly with the fabulous pancakes,

we braved the snow and checked out a local show.

aren't my friends simply the best??

xo
ps. i have a few more pictures of the pancake event posted on my flickr. 
check them out if you're interested!