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AIBU to Serve Pancakes as Dinner Tonight?

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Amsylou · 17/02/2026 16:38

It’s Shrove Tuesday, DS finishes at holiday club soon and I don’t think anyone is going to eat an entire dinner AND pancakes this evening so thinking of doing pancakes with a few healthy ‘bits’ on the side, possibly a few savoury pancakes. Lazy or justified?

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TappyGilmore · 17/02/2026 17:40

I did. Why would you not?

Breadcat24 · 17/02/2026 17:40

We always do one savoury one each as a note to it being dinner, then lemon and sugar until the mix is done.

FcukBreastCancer · 17/02/2026 17:38

Mum always did savoury ones first.
Kids are keen just to go straight to sweet ones. I got lots of fruit so I guess it's ok.

I might have a waffle with smoked salmon, cream cheese, red onion and spinach. Had similar at fluffy fluffy and it was lovely (chain pancake restaurant)

Kendodd · 17/02/2026 17:36

Are pancakes even unhealthy anyway?
It's eggs, flour, milk and a bit of oil.
We usually top with fruit or lemon and sugar.
What's wrong with that?

Secretseverywhere · 17/02/2026 17:32

I like savoury pancakes cheese, bacon and mushroom. I stick them in air fryer after filling to get cheese to melt. Then sweet. Pancakes for dinner is the best.

Thisisnotmyid · 17/02/2026 17:30

Pancakes here for dinner. Sausages, bacon and maple syrup alongside it

PippaToryFripp · 17/02/2026 17:29

Amsylou · 17/02/2026 16:38

It’s Shrove Tuesday, DS finishes at holiday club soon and I don’t think anyone is going to eat an entire dinner AND pancakes this evening so thinking of doing pancakes with a few healthy ‘bits’ on the side, possibly a few savoury pancakes. Lazy or justified?

The history of pancakes is to use up rich foods like fat, butter, and eggs before the Christian fasting period of Lent. They were seen as quite the treat, rather than an add on, or punishment dinner!

BotterMon · 17/02/2026 17:29

Eggs and milk and lemon juice - healthy and includes fruit. We do savoury pancakes with cheese and ham etc and finish with a sweet one. Usually creme de marron (or chestnut cream to the non-Francophiles)

Sourisblanche · 17/02/2026 17:28

Definitely do it! Fine today and any day of the year. In The Netherlands it’s quite normal to have pancakes for dinnerGrin

NoYourNameChanged · 17/02/2026 17:28

Well it’s what I was planning to do as it’s what my mum always did with us. Alas my four year old announced as I was getting everything ready pancakes are ‘yucky’ and he doesn’t like them ‘not one bit!’ I mean, he ate plenty on Saturday morning when I did pancakes (forgetting we were so close to pancake day admittedly!) so yknow, classic awkward small person 😂

Elisirdamour · 17/02/2026 17:26

Topseyt123 · 17/02/2026 16:57

I loved Shrove Tuesday as a child. Dinner was always just pancakes with lemon juice and sugar or golden syrup.

We survived and the sky didn't fall in. 😃

Same - and my children seem to have got by with the same treatment!

BretonStripe · 17/02/2026 17:26

I totally forgot! So have a chicken tray bake in the oven, that no doubt the DC will moan about cos all their mates are having pancakes for dinner ! We will probs have some for supper tonight.

Normally just have them for dinner for sure.

ChubbyPuffling · 17/02/2026 17:24

There are 3 of us here this year so Dd has made 24 dinner-plate pancakes! All rolled up on a baking tray ready for tea - lemon and sugar here. Can either be warmed in the oven, or reheated with a splash of oil in the pan for extra crispy edges.

Arlanymor · 17/02/2026 17:22

The whole rule of pancake day is - just eat pancakes.

Anything else is modern pretension.

Just pancakes - either with lemon and sugar, or with golden syrup and squishy cream. The end!

HeadyLamarr · 17/02/2026 17:19

The "healthy" bit of our pancake binge will be the sliced bananas in the banana and Nutella pancakes. With optional squirt cream.

Then there are the jam ones, the maple syrup ones and most importantly the lemon and granulated sugar ones.

Lemon's a fruit, that probably counts as well.
Nutella contains hazelnuts, those are good for you.
Practically a health food!

Owlmoonstar · 17/02/2026 17:15

One with sugar and lemon (that was my healthy one 😉)

Followed by one with Nutella. That was my dinner. Job done. Son had two with Nutella. Who cares. It's once a year and life is short!

wishingonastar101 · 17/02/2026 17:14

goz · 17/02/2026 17:08

You’ve never once had non dinner food for dinner?

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I used to have cereal for dinner when I was at uni...

Tangerinesattack · 17/02/2026 17:13

Surely this year, crispy duck with pancakes is the answer to this quandary?

goz · 17/02/2026 17:08

Amsylou · 17/02/2026 16:48

Thanks all! I appreciate it’s once per year but I always think of pancakes as breakfast food or dessert.

You’ve never once had non dinner food for dinner?

Gilo2024 · 17/02/2026 17:08

Absolutely justified

busyd4y · 17/02/2026 17:07

neverbeenskiing · 17/02/2026 16:47

Why does it matter if it's "a done thing" or not? You get to decide the rules in your own home.

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Exactly, it's really not necesary to run every minute decision by the internet 😂.

How ever would you have managed in generations gone by, although maybe if your mum had crowd sourced you wouldn't be asking now

HoneyPie12 · 17/02/2026 17:03

YABVU to consider healthy bits 😄 🤣 😂 I fed my 3 and my husband American style pancakes untill they all felt sick. They went through a whole can of squirty cream aswell the little chunks. There was fruit but only the nice fruits!! Not the healthy ones!!

CarolinaInTheMorning · 17/02/2026 17:02

We always have pancakes for dinner on Shrove Tuesday aka Mardi Gras, but I'm American and these are big fluffy American style pancakes with butter and maple syrup. We also have bacon and a fruit salad.

justintimeforxmas · 17/02/2026 17:02

It’s pancake day. It’s what you do ! We always go for one savoury and then a sweet one

Noshadelamp · 17/02/2026 17:02

Isn't that the point?

I love home made pancakes with greek yoghurt and berries, won't be having anything else.

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