Yup Black women ‘invented’ the American pancake (originally called griddle cakes, originally made of cornmeal flour… ). There’s a reason the most famous pancake brand in history has (or at least HAD) a Black woman’s face on the box!… JOIN MY PATREON and reach out from there if you wanna know more …

Aunt Jemima goes way back...

Maya Rudolph as Aunt Jemima

in one of my fave SNL skits ever…

Breakfast in the making

pancake, eggs & bacon for one — i love cooking for others too AND I’m one of my fave folks to cook for :)

Maya Rudolph as Aunt Jemima

sitting next to Keenan Thompson as Uncle Ben… a fave SNL skit from Nov 7th 2020

HAPPY NATIONAL PANCAKE DAY! …

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