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Minneapolis Salted Butter Pancakes
When it comes to pancakes, I tend to stick with the basic styles — buttermilk, Bisquick, banana — and my general take is that if you don’t over-mix and you keep an eye on your burner, you’ll be great. Before parenthood, I’d sometimes get excited about a recipe with beaten egg whites, or one of those giant pancakes you bake in the oven for like two hours. But these days, I’m not trying to impress anyone; I just want breakfast.
I tell you all this so you know that I mean it when I say these pancakes are genuinely special. The recipe comes from Tanya Bush, who shared the origin story in her new narrative cookbook, Will This Make You Happy.
“Ideal Diner in Minneapolis serves the perfect pancake, with crispy edges and a custardy center,” she writes. “They’re designed to be drowned in maple syrup — and perfectly salty. I spent years desperately trying to recreate them.”
Tanya’s recipe is as easy and straightforward as any pancake, but it has a couple tweaks. First, malted milk powder — just a teaspoon. “It gives the pancakes a toasted flavor,” Tanya told me. “And a nostalgic depth and richness.” I love this addition and was pleasantly surprised to find malt right there in the breakfast aisle of the grocery store. Second, she fries her pancakes in ghee or clarified butter. It has a higher smoke point than regular butter — which is how you can get those crispy edges without ruining breakfast with a burnt-butter flavor. I don’t know how I got this far in my pancake-making life without realizing this, but it’s a game-changer.
Even if you, like me, have become set in your pancake ways, do yourself a favor and quit being a curmudgeon for just 10 minutes, because that’s all it takes to get these on a plate.
Salted Butter Pancakes
from Will This Make You Happy by Tanya Bush
Makes 6-10 pancakes
125g (1 cup plus 1 1/2 tsps) all-purpose flour
2 1/2 tsps baking powder
1 tsp malted milk powder
113g (1/2 cup) salted butter, melted, plus more at room temperature, for serving
118g (scant 1/2 cup) whole milk, at room temperature
100g (1/2 cup minus 1 tbsp) whole milk buttermilk, at room temperature
100g (2 large) eggs
Scant 2 tbsps maple syrup, plus more for drizzling
Ghee or clarified butter*, for frying
Note: If you prefer to make your own clarified butter, here’s a simple method.
In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and malted milk powder. In a large bowl, whisk together the melted butter, milk, buttermilk, eggs, and maple syrup.
Add the flour mixture to the milk-egg mixture and mix until just combined. Do not overmix. The batter can be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 3 days or stored in the freezer for up to 2 months.
In a cast-iron or nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, melt 1 teaspoon of ghee. When the pan is hot, add 60 grams (a heaping 1/4 cup) of the pancake batter to the skillet. (Use less batter if you prefer a smaller pancake.) Cook until the edges start to set and holes appear on the surface, about 2 minutes. Flip and cook the other side until the edges are crispy and golden brown, 1-2 minutes more. (The pancake should be cooked through; cut into the first one to check.) Repeat with the remaining batter, adding more ghee between each pancake as needed if the skillet looks dry. If you are not serving the pancakes immediately, keep them warm in the oven at 200°F (95°C).
Serve the pancakes with a pat of butter and a generous drizzle of maple syrup.
Thanks so much for breakfast, Tanya!
P.S.Overnight baked French toast, the formula for a perfect brunch, and zucchini muffins for school mornings.
(Photos by Tanya Bush.)
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Moon phase today: What the Moon will look like on March 13
As we get closer to the New Moon phase of the lunar cycle, the Moon becomes more of a crescent shape. Its visible surface decreases each night as the Sun lights up less of the side facing Earth, making the Moon appear slimmer until it briefly disappears during the New Moon.
What is today’s Moon phase?
As of Friday, March 13, the Moon phase is Waning Crescent. According to NASA’s Daily Moon Guide, 32% of the Moon will be lit up tonight.
There’s less visibility tonight, but still enough to spot some features. With just your naked eye, you can see the Aristarchus Plateau and the Kepler Crater. With binoculars, you’ll also see the Grimaldi Basin, the Gassendi Crater and the Mare Humorum.
When is the next Full Moon?
In North America, the next Full Moon is predicted to take place on April 1.
What are Moon phases?
According to NASA, the Moon takes roughly 29.5 days to orbit Earth, passing through eight distinct phases along the way. Although we always see the same side of the Moon, the amount illuminated by the Sun shifts as it moves, which is why it can appear full, half-lit, or just a thin sliver at different times in the cycle. These shifting appearances are known as the lunar phases, and there are eight altogether:
New Moon – The Moon is between Earth and the sun, so the side we see is dark (in other words, it’s invisible to the eye).
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Waxing Crescent – A small sliver of light appears on the right side (Northern Hemisphere).
First Quarter – Half of the Moon is lit on the right side. It looks like a half-Moon.
Waxing Gibbous – More than half is lit up, but it’s not quite full yet.
Full Moon – The whole face of the Moon is illuminated and fully visible.
Waning Gibbous – The Moon starts losing light on the right side. (Northern Hemisphere)
Third Quarter (or Last Quarter) – Another half-Moon, but now the left side is lit.
Waning Crescent – A thin sliver of light remains on the left side before going dark again.
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Hurdle hints and answers for March 13, 2026
If you like playing daily word games like Wordle, then Hurdle is a great game to add to your routine.
There are five rounds to the game. The first round sees you trying to guess the word, with correct, misplaced, and incorrect letters shown in each guess. If you guess the correct answer, it’ll take you to the next hurdle, providing the answer to the last hurdle as your first guess. This can give you several clues or none, depending on the words. For the final hurdle, every correct answer from previous hurdles is shown, with correct and misplaced letters clearly shown.
An important note is that the number of times a letter is highlighted from previous guesses does necessarily indicate the number of times that letter appears in the final hurdle.
If you find yourself stuck at any step of today’s Hurdle, don’t worry! We have you covered.
Hurdle Word 1 hint
A juicy fruit.
Hurdle Word 1 answer
PEACH
Hurdle Word 2 hint
Never gives.
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Hurdle Word 2 Answer
TAKER
Hurdle Word 3 hint
A glimmer.
Hurdle Word 3 answer
GLINT
Hurdle Word 4 hint
To sock.
Hurdle Word 4 answer
PUNCH
Final Hurdle hint
To empty out.
Hurdle Word 5 answer
DRAIN
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NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for March 13, 2026
Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is easy for fans of the Big East.
As we’ve shared in previous hints stories, this is a version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans.
Like the original Connections, the game is all about finding the “common threads between words.” And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier — so we’ve served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.
If you just want to be told today’s puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for the latest Connections solution. But if you’d rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.
What is Connections: Sports Edition?
The NYT‘s latest daily word game has launched in association with The Athletic, the New York Times property that provides the publication’s sports coverage. Connections can be played on both web browsers and mobile devices and require players to group four words that share something in common.
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Each puzzle features 16 words and each grouping of words is split into four categories. These sets could comprise of anything from book titles, software, country names, etc. Even though multiple words will seem like they fit together, there’s only one correct answer.
If a player gets all four words in a set correct, those words are removed from the board. Guess wrong and it counts as a mistake — players get up to four mistakes until the game ends.
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Players can also rearrange and shuffle the board to make spotting connections easier. Additionally, each group is color-coded with yellow being the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple. Like Wordle, you can share the results with your friends on social media.
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Here’s a hint for today’s Connections: Sports Edition categories
Want a hint about the categories without being told the categories? Then give these a try:
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Yellow: Hang the banner
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Green: Big East
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Blue: Food analogies
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Purple: Famous Tims
Here are today’s Connections: Sports Edition categories
Need a little extra help? Today’s connections fall into the following categories:
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Yellow: Things Fans Hang on Their Walls
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Green: A Big East Athlete
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Blue: Food, But Make It Baseball
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Purple: Tims
Looking for Wordle today? Here’s the answer to today’s Wordle.
Ready for the answers? This is your last chance to turn back and solve today’s puzzle before we reveal the solutions.
Drumroll, please!
The solution to today’s Connections: Sports Edition #536 is…
What is the answer to Connections: Sports Edition today?
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Things Fans Hang on Their Walls – BANNER, FLAG, PENNANT, POSTER
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A Big East Athlete – FRIAR, HOYA, HUSKY, PIRATE
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Food, But Make It Baseball – CAN OF CORN, MEATBALL, PICKLE, TATER
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Tims – DUNCAN, RAINES, SALMON, TEBOW
Don’t feel down if you didn’t manage to guess it this time. There will be new sports Connections for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we’ll be back again to guide you with more helpful hints.
Are you also playing NYT Strands? See hints and answers for today’s Strands.
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Not the day you’re after? Here’s the solution to yesterday’s Connections.
Players Championship paused for inclement weather
Red Wings' Dylan Larkin, Andrew Copp out at least 2 weeks
