French boys 1st breakfast

I have a French kid staying with me this week, so for breakfast on the first day, we decided to make pancakes-a pretty American breakfast. Usually, my family makes pancakes from mix that comes in a box because it’s easier. However, when I opened the pantry to get out the mix, there wasn’t any. I asked my mom if we could make it from scratch, which is slightly more difficult, but not very. They also taste better when they come from scratch. We had all the proper ingredients, so she agreed and we began to make the pancakes. The batter turned out great, but the French person staying with us is a boy. Everyone knows that boys eat a lot. We needed more batter than we had made, but double that amount would have been too much. Instead, we just added a little more of everything, estimating how much we would need. With that mix it ended up too liquidy, so we added more flour. I wasn’t sure how the pancakes would come out because there hadn’t been any exact measurements. Trying to stay optimistic, we began to fry the pancakes with my mom’s griddle pan. I flipped a few of them (not well) and left the rest for my mom to do. We sat down with a large plate of pancakes, some sausages, and raspberries-a nice balanced meal. My whole family, including the French boy, sat down at the table-something we rarely do for breakfast. I grabbed a pancake and began to eat. They were wonderful! Light and fluffy, with just enough chocolate chips mixed in. The sausage and raspberries were nice compliments, as well. I had three pancakes and was full. But, the French boy had at least 5, maybe 6! That was quite a compliment to my pancakes! If only I had saved my recipe from pancakes in class, I wouldn’t have had to estimate the ingredients and risk my pancakes! But, I’m so proud they came out well, anyway. Cari W.