It's Pancake day!!

It's Pancake Day, which means to it is time to start cracking the eggs and mixing up the batter. I love pancakes although I usually tend to eat them for breakfast on the weekends, when I am having a fat-day, than on a Tuesday afternoon for tea - but I prefer to eat them sweet rather than savory by adding some strawberries and raspberries.

Pancake day is another name for Shrove Tuesday, which is the last day before the start of Lent, that means the last day to indulge in the food that will be forbidden for next several weeks leading up to the start of Easter. Pancakes are traditionally made in regard to celebrating Shrove Tuesday with egg, flour and milk which are the ingredients that are forbidden to eat during the fasting of Lent. This festival is celebrated within the Christian faith and how it is now time to reflect on making a small sacrifice and being more self-giving to others.

Ingrediants: Egg, Flour, Milk, Cocoa Powder

Firstly you would need a large mixing bowl where you will add your flour, egg and milk. The batter needs to be smooth, no lumps, so get your arms ready for some fast whisking. I then add some bournville cocoa to the batter for the chocolate taste. I have learnt in creating the perfect pancake is to make the pan hot with a bit oil and covering the pan with a thin layer of the batter mix. The pancake will start to form then get ready to flip it over to brown the other side.  Pancakes are at its best when they are wafer thin so less batter is always more, although practice makes perfect. It is also nice to finish it off with some fresh fruit. So get ready to flip some pancakes.

My very own chocolate pancake reciepe is a favourite with my young children.



Home-made Pancake with my favourite fruit.



Food and Religion

Food is a significant part to many religions and celebrating national festivals. Some recipes are traditional that have been passed down through generations. There are many religions where food is a very sacred way to practising and worshipping that religion. In some faiths certain foods are abstained to be consumed on a particular day or time, however, there are food that are not permitted to be consumed altogether. In the Islamic faith for instance, Ramadan is considered to be a holy month where Muslims abstain from eating during day and feast at sunset.  Catholics also have several feasts and fasting days during the year which includes Christmas, Easter, Palm Sunday and Pentecost Sunday. The most acknowledged feast days that are traditionally celebrated by many are Easter and Christmas.

In Christianity, the biblical book of Genesis represents food since the beginning of God’s creation. When God created Adam and Eve the presence of food in the Garden of Eden acts as metaphors as being good or evil. God informs Adam not to eat the fruit from one particular tree, however temptation overcomes man and he deceives God’s wishes. Food continues to be symbolic within biblical narratives and is a major part of the last supper and the crucifixion of Jesus.

So in this blog I will explore some of the true traditional and modern food that are served and eaten to celebrate and acknowledge religious events. I will look at recipes that have been used in past traditional Christian occasions and will be incorporating my own recipes.