Bayleaf care home has flippin’ fun Pancake Day
The staff and residents at Bayleaf Care Home in Huntingdon have been mixing up batter and flipping pancakes all morning in preparation for their annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Day celebrations.
Bayleaf Care Home has marked this year’s Pancake Day with a pancake flipping competition and of course, lots of pancakes! Stephane Roqueta, head chef at the home, flipped more than 100 pancakes, serving them up with sweet and savoury fillings for all the eager staff and residents.
He said: “The secret to the best pancakes is all in the whipping. Give it some elbow grease when mixing the batter and you’ll get perfect pancakes every time. I like experimenting with the fillings – the residents’ favourites were varied with the majority going for chocolate spread and banana and of course, good old-fashioned lemon and sugar!”
John Whelan, a resident at Bayleaf Care Home, commented: “I absolutely love pancake day, it takes me back to my childhood when my mother used to make us all pancakes and we’d all wait in turn for ours hoping the batter would stretch to another. We’ve had so much fun reminiscing and sharing our favourite recipes for fillings.”
Bayleaf Care Home is run by Barchester Healthcare, one of the UK’s largest care providers, which is committed to delivering high-quality care across its care homes and hospitals. Bayleaf Care Home provides residential care and dementia care for 53 residents ranging from short-term respite care through to longer term stays.