It's National Pancake Week!

What we would we do without Twitter? (Follow me there @FabulousCheri.) I just learned from another foodie's tweet that this week is National Pancake Week. Well I'm always up for a celebration, especially when it involves pancakes! So I did a perusal of the FabulousFoods.com Pancake recipe archives. There were so many fabulous recipes, I just had to share them with you. There's a wide variety, so you can celebrate this special week at breakfast, lunch and dinner. So check out the recipe links below and Have a Happy Pancake Week everyone!

Favorite Breakfast and Dessert Pancake Recipes from FabulousFoods.com

• Chocolate Chip Pecan Pancakes (pictured top of this post) -- An impressive decadent breakfast or brunch entree. The chocolate chips get crunchy on the outside and gooey on the inside.
• Carrie Levin's Four Grain Blueberry Pancakes -- This 4 grain batter works well with lots of different berries.
• Lulu Jane's Buckwheat Pancakes -- You'll start your morning right with these pancakes for breakfast.
• Buckwheat Blini -- These small whole wheat Russian pancakes are great with sweet or savory toppings, from caviar and smoked salmon to maple syrup.
• Dutch Baby Pancake -- An impressive, yet easy to make, way to start your morning. It puffs up big and fluffy.
• Big Dutch Pancakes with Little Berries -- This recipe, by Joni Schaper of Lancaster, California, was a finalist in the 1997 Oxnard California Strawberry Festival's Berry Off cooking contest.
• Lemon and Sultana Buttermilk Pancakes (pictured right)-- These pancakes are also good served cold with butter.
• Pumpkin Pancakes -- Canned pumpkin works fine in this recipe, making it easy to make anytime.
• Oatmeal Raisin Pancakes -- These diabetic friendly pancakes have great texture and flavor with the added bonus of healthy fiber and the cholesterol lowering properties of oats.
• Alice Medrich's Chocolate Blini with Berry Caviar -- These are Velvety indulgent chocolate pancakes for New Year's Eve or brunch on New Year's Day, or any other day when chocolate for breakfast is required.
• Peanut Butter and Jelly Pancakes -- These easy to make pancakes are a big hit with the kids.
• Northwest Berry Puff Pancake -- A delicious breakfast treat your whole family will enjoy, this fun pancake puffs way over the top of the pan and is garnished with berries and powdered sugar.
• Apple Pancakes -- It's amazing how some simple can fruit can turn an ordinary pancake into something special. This recipe makes a thinner, more crepe-like pancake.
• Lemon Ricotta Pancakes -- These pancakes are sophisticated, yet accessible. It's hard to find a more perfect start to a special breakfast or brunch. Serve with jam or maple syrup.
• Apple Dutch Baby Pancake -- Apples and raisins take the theme of the already spectacular Dutch Baby pancake to new heights. Your guests will never guess it was so easy to prepare.
• Classic Buttermilk Pancakes -- One of our Fabulous Foodies out in cyberland emailed, asking for a good basic pancake recipe. Here's the one I like to use.
• Buttermilk Pancake Mix -- You can save money by preparing a big batch of this dry pancake mix to use whenever the mood for a special breakfast strikes.
• Passover Pancakes -- Since this recipe uses matzoh meal and potato starch instead of wheat flour, it's perfect for Passover breakfast. You can use the batter for pancakes or waffles.

Pancakes for Lunch, Dinner or Snacks

• Mini Potato Walnut Pancakes -- Chopped walnuts add unique flavor and texture to pancake batter. Choose any fresh vegetable as a topping with a dollop of sour cream.
• Wild Rice Pancakes with Chicken -- Wild rice has a good texture and a mildly nutty flavor.
• Cornmeal Pancakes with Serrano and Ginger -- These pancakes have incredible texture and flavor. You'll never think pancakes are boring fare again!