February 28th, 2019   |  
Author: Neil Shaefer   |  
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With Pancake Day upon us, we wonder how many people will actually make their own pancakes on Shrove Tuesday? The reason we ask is there are now so many pre-prepared versions, whether it is those where the mix is already made for you or where it’s just a case of putting the pancake in the […]

February 28th, 2017   |  
Author: Neil Shaefer   |  
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So, on Shrove Tuesday, what sort of pancakes will you be eating today? Call me old fashioned, but I like to keep it simple. That means, a bit of lemon juice and some sugar. But given we are all about the savoury here in the SK kitchen, it would be remiss of me not to […]

February 9th, 2016   |  
Author: Neil Shaefer   |  
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It’s not often that we would recommend throwing food around a kitchen but we always make an exception for Shrove Tuesday. Do you know that the tradition of tossing pancakes originated in 1445 when a housewife from Olney, Buckinghamshire, was so busy making pancakes that she forgot the time until she heard the church bells […]