My Valentine, Mrs. Butterworth

I had a nice hearty breakfast this morning, strawberry pancakes, turkey sausage, and coffee. What could be better on the coldest morning of the year?
I thought it would be festive to serve it in a heart shaped dish my friend Jan gave me a few years ago.



I think it's really a dish for tarts but every St. Valentine's Day I find some way to use it...a serving dish, a brownie pan, and today a regular plate. And whenever I eat pancakes I love to bring out my vintage Mrs. Butterworth's bottle that my sister gave me for my birthday years ago. It's just like the ones we'd buy when we were kids.



And like the old TV commercials where she would come to life and talk to you, like this one.



If you don't have a real Valentine to share pancakes with, this old gal is good enough substitute!