Fat Tuesday has a great ring to it. I have memories of a lot of soggy or burnt pancakes made by legions of cook-once-a-year men in kitchen after church kitchen. I've been in a lot of places. The very best pancakes I've ever eaten are those made by my own kitchen-man husband. Those are made on a propane camp stove and stand out as some of the finest food in the world to me. Either everything really does taste better outside, or my man just knows from pancakes. He puts fresh butter on the griddle for every pour. He heats the syrup before he starts. He fries the bacon before he heats the syrup. He makes the coffee before he fries the bacon. Did I say he looks good while he does it?