Pancake Tuesday Party

Pancake Tuesday Party: celebrate Shrove Tuesday with a pancake dinner for friends, with menu and decoration ideas.

Last night we invited some friends over for a little Pancake Tuesday party. Since it was a week night, we wanted to keep things pretty simple. I set up all the food in the kitchen so our guests could help themselves.

Pancake Tuesday Menu

buttermilk pancakes
blueberry pancakes
chocolate pancakes
waffles
breakfast sausage
bacon
fresh fruit
whipped cream
maple syrup

We had a simple, but oh so yummy dinner. My husband came home early and made his famous homemade buttermilk pancakes -plain, blueberry, and chocolate chip. He also made homemade waffles.

I fried up some sausage and bacon, and put together some fruit, whipped cream, and syrup. Everything you need for a perfect pancake supper.

Maple Syrup Can Centre Piece

My favourite element to the table was the centre piece. I was inspired by traditional maple syrup cans -sorry I forgot to turn it to the English side for the photo.

I had trouble finding some white tulips, so I ended up using baby’s breath which I actually loved. I’ve been seeing lots of spring decor on lots of blogs this week, but it’s still so, so snowy here. I liked how the snowy picture on the can, kind of made the baby’s breath seem snowy too.

Drinks

I made a little drinks area with a side table and a sweet little drink banner. I’m loving the washi tape.

Pancake Tuesday Party Table

Since it’s still very much winter here, I left my snowflake runner on the table and lots of white candles. I used some recycled juice bottles and little more baby’s breath to add some flowers to the table.

Cutlery and Napkin Bags

For the cutlery, I used the washi tape again, to add a label to brown paper bags, and used them to hold the cutlery and napkins. I wrote “happy pancake day” on the tape to add a fun little detail.