Look at the title. Now back at me. Now back at the title. Yeah, it's that simple. I convinced my host family that it would be a good idea for me to cook them some American recipes. They were intrigued by the idea of pancakes, so I figured I could do this. I should have known better. (See: Fail!Cheesecake)
The menu: Pancakes, orange syrup (since maple syrup is not a thing here), omelets, and roasted, uh, roasted sweet potatoes. (I'm still not sure how that happened.)
Let me explain something though. I am used to cooking for myself. Sometimes, I cook for myself and one other person. When I cook lunch or dinner for the week, it is something easy like a giant pot of soup or a giant pan of veggies. I am not in the habit of cooking four different things for six people.
The good things: The pancakes were fluffy because of a good recipe I found. The orange syrup was absolutely delicious.The sweet potatoes were the easiest thing ever and turned out pretty well.
The bad things: The pancakes were small because the batter was so thick that I couldn't manage it well. The pancakes were a little burnt because I am not used to making pancakes. I couldn't thicken the orange syrup because I couldn't find corn starch and did not want to use flour. The omelets were small because I didn't not want to use a million eggs.
The oh-god-why-did-I-do-this-to-myself things: Trying to handle omelets and pancakes at the same time while keeping an eye on the syrup made me want to pull my hair out. Trying to get everything done so everyone could have eat while it was still warm made me question why I had done this. Trying to convince one member of the family that pancakes were not a dessert and they should be eaten warm was, well, actually pretty fun and hilarious.
It turned out well enough and everybody seemed to like it. My host mom really wants the recipe for the pancakes.
Also: I tried something called mostarda. I did not know before hand that it meant "pickled fruit." Um. Yeah. The family all had a laugh when I tried it. It was definitely interesting.
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