Recipe: Pancakes That Refuse to Be Round

Time: About fifteen minutes, unless the pancakes begin a shape argument.

Ingredients: one cup of flour, one egg, one cup of milk, one spoon of sugar, a little butter, and patience.

Step 1: Mix the flour, egg, milk, and sugar in a bowl. Do not ask the batter what shape it wants to be.

Step 2: Heat a pan and add butter. Pour a small circle of batter into the pan.

Step 3: If the pancake becomes a star, a triangle, or a map of Australia, stay calm. This is normal for emotional batter.

Step 4: Turn the pancake over when bubbles appear. If it looks proud, give it ten more seconds.

Serving idea: Put the strange pancakes on a plate. Add syrup and fruit. Tell your family they are modern art.

Important note: Do not promise round pancakes. Promise breakfast.