Pancakes and Syrup

Inspired by my lunch today....

When my husband said he wanted lunch, I offered pancakes.  He agreed as long as the meal included bacon.  Luckily we had a few slices of bacon left from a farmers' market purchase a few weeks ago.  This is not the bacon he prefers; it is usually much more salty and smoky but it sufficed.  Still trying to find another supplier of his favorite kind.  But anyway, I wasn't supposed to write about bacon!

Pancakes at our house are made with homemade baking mix.  It is the same recipe that my mom always used.  Half whole wheat and half white flour is what I love.  Plus it is a bit more healthy!  This pancake just sort of happened awhile ago.  Believe me, I don't typically try to make pancake shapes!

Justin enjoys molasses on his pancakes.  Why did he spend so many hours making homemade syrup last winter?  Not sure but I know I love that he did!  That first taste of syrup last year was heaven.  We didn't place any taps this year because we had enough syrup left from last year's batch.  Here are some pictures from the syruping process of 2011.