Silver Dollar Pancakes with Spiced Pear Syrup

Martha Stewart is certainly Satan's concubine but these pancakes are lovely. Pancakes are simple. Simple is lovely. We have a pear tree in back so I picked a couple small ones to make a simple syrup. Mainly for the smell. The Cinnamon draws the crisp fall day indoors without the chill.

The little pigs feet are um... cheddardogs. Not exactly full-on gourmet this morning. But if you send a 12 year-old to the store this is what you get. So, I worked with it. They were actually pretty good.

Pear syrup:

1 cup water

1 cup sugar cubes (cause they look awesome in this until they melt)

1 cup crisp pear meat sliced

1 T cinnamon

.5 t nutmeg (cloves would have been better but I was out.)

2 star anise blooms

Bring everything to boil in a heavy saucepan. Then reduce to simmer for about 15 minutes.