{"id":413,"date":"2019-03-05T10:10:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-05T09:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.embl.org\/events\/?p=413"},"modified":"2022-08-01T13:21:22","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T12:21:22","slug":"easter-with-buddy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/2019\/03\/easter-with-buddy\/","title":{"rendered":"Easter with Buddy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We decided that in 2019 \u2013 for no other purpose than to make Buddy feel included at Easter time \u2013 we would create a Buddy pancake for Shrove Tuesday, aka \u201cPancake Day\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having enlisted the help of some very competent pancake makers (aged 3 and 6), we got to work creating our masterpiece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After studying the subject in great details (i.e. we looked at some photos of Buddy on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/emblevents\/\">Instagram<\/a>), we mixed the batter that would shape Buddy. After making the first few pancakes, we started sculpting. Although we may not have made the shape to perfection, the two pancake makers were more than satisfied!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"vf-figure wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vf-figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/BuddyPancakeCollage-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-415\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Decorating Buddy got a bit messy, but we made it in the end. Some ricotta cheese served as \u201cglue\u201d for our green spinach, yellow mango and purple Serrano ham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And here you have it \u2013 our very own Buddy Pancake! Not only does he look like our favourite little yeast cell, but he was also surprisingly delicious! Well, for the grownups at least \u2013 the pancake makers drew the line at the thought of eating spinach!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"vf-figure wp-block-image size-large wp-image-416\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" class=\"vf-figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/BuddyVsBuddy-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/BuddyVsBuddy-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/BuddyVsBuddy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/BuddyVsBuddy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/BuddyVsBuddy-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/BuddyVsBuddy-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/BuddyVsBuddy.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"vf-figure__caption\">Buddy the pancake vs. Buddy the doll \u2013 can you even tell the difference?!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Recipe<\/strong>:<br>We took the basic pancake recipe from here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"vf-embed vf-embed--16x9\">\nhttps:\/\/www.bbc.com\/food\/recipes\/basicpancakeswithsuga_66226\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Apparently we are big pancake fans, as we multiplied this recipe by three and it was just right for a family of four!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"vf-figure wp-block-image wp-image-417 size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vf-figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/20190217_190358_1551183722786_resized-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-417\"\/><figcaption class=\"vf-figure__caption\">Unfortunately he didn&#8217;t last long!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We decided that in 2019 \u2013 for no other purpose than to make Buddy feel included at Easter time \u2013 we would create a Buddy pancake for Shrove Tuesday, aka \u201cPancake Day\u201d. 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