Day 2: Burned Pancakes

If anyone, including myself, was expecting a year-long parade of culinary beauty, today should set us all straight. BURNT PANCAKES FOR THE WIN.

Here's the original photo I was going to post of this morning's efforts:

So pretty, right? But these were the only two that escaped un-charred. (I gave them to Joe. I'm so nice.) But in the interest of Being Real, here's what the rest of them actually looked like, :

I used the easiest pancake recipe I could find because Sam was demanding "nanas"—WHICH WE DIDN'T HAVE, whoops, parent fail—the whole time. They were fine (besides being burnt), just a bit too salty. I'd use half a teaspoon next time.