Thursday, March 14, 2013

Trailer Trad Living: Bachelor Breakfast

On a recent rainy, dreary weekend a box of Jiffy pancake mix was a lifesaver. I didn't have much in the fridge but with this stuff I didn't need much, just some milk. I could handle that!

I'm getting the hang of this 1950's waffle maker/grill that I found at a yard sale in its original box. -Waffles stick even when PAM is liberally applied but it makes pancakes like a champ. 
Add maple syrup and plenty of Irish County Derry butter...


This is when collecting diner china pays off. Pancakes just taste better on an Odd Fellows Lodge plate and the coffee stays a little hotter when drunk out of a 1940s White Tower coffee mug.
at

22 comments:

  1. Earl "Bo" BufordMarch 14, 2013 at 10:43 AM

    I'll be over next Saturday AM -- with some scrapple!

    ReplyDelete
  2. HomerMarch 14, 2013 at 12:39 PM

    Hmmmmmmm.....pancakes....

    ReplyDelete
  3. ErnestMarch 14, 2013 at 1:22 PM

    This looks to be almost as good as the chow at the Waffle House. Almost.

    ReplyDelete
  4. CorneliusMarch 14, 2013 at 3:32 PM

    Is that maple syrup from Vermont?

    ReplyDelete
  5. Trailer TradMarch 15, 2013 at 5:22 AM

    Mr. Buford,

    Keep the scrapple. -Some salty VIRGINIA country ham please!

    Homer,

    I knew that you'd appreciate.

    Ernest,

    We have an awesome vintage IHOP here in Raleigh. -Right out of the 60s!

    Cornelius,

    Of course it's from Vermont, I'm a batchelor, not a barbarian.

    ReplyDelete
  6. A train to BKMarch 15, 2013 at 10:50 AM

    Retro food fixin's are very hip.

    ReplyDelete
  7. Trailer TradMarch 16, 2013 at 1:24 PM

    Mr. Train to BK,

    Yes, it is hip. It's so hip, in fact, that the grill is really a 'Ben Gibbard' signature grill that he invented while despondent over his separation from Zooey Deschanel.

    ReplyDelete
  8. Holden C.March 20, 2013 at 11:55 AM

    So many things about this post make me sad: making and eating pancakes alone on a rainy day; having no scraps of breakfast meat on the side; and the habitual mispelling of the word "bachelor."

    The red salt & pepper shakers, vintage plate and coffee cup, however, are kick ass.

    Rock on, Mr. Trad, rock on.

    ReplyDelete
  9. Trailer TradMarch 21, 2013 at 5:41 AM

    Holden,

    Chin up, my good man! I Hope that I don't shatter your expectations for what life has in store for you. When you're an adult, life is not always like a Ralph Lauren ad and every guy must eventually make breakfast, do laundry and mow the lawn.

    What makes me sad are guys who puff themselves up to appear cooler than they are. -Naming themselves after iconic fictional characters, for instance.

    Signed,

    F. Scott


    ReplyDelete
  10. Russian TraderMarch 24, 2013 at 7:05 AM

    Excellent meal. Next weekend I will come by with the жена and дети for some блины. Also what is this HT Trader syrup? I am thinking that this brand is trying to benefit from Russian Trader brand.

    ReplyDelete
  11. Holden C.March 24, 2013 at 1:56 PM

    Ease up, Mr. Trad, I [mistakenly, it would now seem] thought this was a forum in which boys could be boys. I did not mean to offend.

    And, despite selecting the name "Holden C." as my nom de plume, I assure you that I am grown man with my share of real-life responsibilities and I am decidedly not cool at all. Moreover, the reference to "having no scraps of breakfast meat" comes from Frank Norris' "McTeague," a genius piece of American Realism, and the polar-opposite of a Ralph Lauren ad.

    I still love the salt & pepper shakers and vintage plate & mug.

    ReplyDelete
  12. Trailer TradMarch 25, 2013 at 6:45 AM

    Russian Trader,

    I heard on the radio Saturday (WKNC 88.1 FM Raleigh) that Siberians eat the 'yellow snow' of reindeer for its intoxicating effects (really). Is that true?

    Mr. Caulfield,

    No harm. No foul. -Just tweaking you a wee bit. Your urbane sense of humor is appreciated here so please check in and comment whenever you'd like!

    ReplyDelete
  13. Russian TraderMarch 25, 2013 at 2:08 PM

    Russian Trader is not from Siberia, so I will bring vodka to breakfast at Trailer Trad house next week. Will Bucky and Jim Dandy be there? How about Pine Plains Weekender?

    ReplyDelete
  14. Russian TraderMarch 26, 2013 at 6:36 AM

    Also how much for White Tower coffee cup? And also will Mr. H. Caufield be there for breakfast? He is very famous.

    ReplyDelete
  15. Russian TraderMarch 26, 2013 at 1:56 PM

    Like Frank on "American Pickers," I will bundle the butter dish and the coffee cup.

    ReplyDelete
  16. Uncle. CletusMarch 27, 2013 at 5:42 PM

    I'll be there on Saturday for the pancake breakfast. Think I'll even have me a cappucino or two.

    ReplyDelete
  17. Earl "Bo" BufordMarch 27, 2013 at 6:47 PM

    I was going to catch up on some "Duck Dynasty" and "Swamp Pawn" episodes, but some blueberry pancakes sound pretty good!

    ReplyDelete
  18. OTTRMarch 27, 2013 at 6:50 PM

    You gonna have any grits?

    ReplyDelete
  19. MildredMarch 28, 2013 at 1:22 PM

    Vodka and blueberry pancakes! Count me in!

    ReplyDelete
  20. DieterMarch 29, 2013 at 1:10 PM

    I'll be there and I'll be bringing my monkey.

    ReplyDelete
  21. Trailer TradMarch 31, 2013 at 1:39 PM

    To all of my breakfast guests,
    You are all welcome but someone had better step up and do the dishes.

    Dieter and his monkey,

    "Dance Sprockets, Dance"! -The reference to 'Dieter' wouldn't be a dig at my musical tastes, would it? If so, NO PANCAKES FOR YOU!

    ReplyDelete
  22. DieterApril 3, 2013 at 2:07 PM

    My monkey enjoyed the pancakes very much.

    ReplyDelete