Carrot Cake Pancakes

Well.

I didn’t win the Mega Million.

In fact, out of the 55 tickets I had between myself, my co-workers and Joey, I didn’t even win a measly dollar.

But.

I did go out on Friday night and watch an angry boyfriend drop his girlfriend’s phone in her drink.

I did go on a bike ride.  And no I basically can’t sit down.  Bike seats don’t do good things to your body.

I did watch In Time and about a gajillion episodes of Boy Meets World and the Wonder Years.

And I did make pancakes.  Carrot cake pancakes, to be exact.

I’m not really sure how I feel about carrot cake.  I mean, that’s like an oxymoron, isn’t it?

Carrot.  Cake.

But to be fair, I’m not really sure I’ve even ever  had carrot cake.  Because if I’m going to have cake, there’s no way I’m going to risk eating a kind I might not like.  But I had just gone on a seriously long run.  Like 4 miles long.  And I don’t know when 4 miles got to be “seriously long” but I was feeling adventurous after that long of a run, so I just went for it.  “It” being oxymoronic carrot cake pancakes.

Confession: I’m the world’s worst egg cracker.  No, really.  My mom would be so disappointed.  She’s one of those cracks-an-egg-with-one-hand-like-it’s-the-easiest-thing-ever kind of people.

I put Joey on egg cracking duty.

It smelled like fall in this bowl.

I’m up for anything that smells like fall.

Hmm.  Looks… carroty.

Carrot Cake Pancakes

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup whole wheat flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• dash cloves
• dash ginger
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups shredded carrot

I’m basically out of maple syrup.  And being the kind-hearted person I am, I made sure Joey got his fill before I poured mine.

I’m like a regular old martyr.

And all oxymorons aside, these pancakes were delicious.  Even the skeptics approved.

And by skeptics, I’m talking about Joey and myself.

If I’m not winning the lottery, I’ll take pancakes as a consolation prize.