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The occasion was Pancake Supper, an annual event at our church and an Anglican tradition on Shrove Tuesday. Part of the tradition (at least at our church) is that the men cook the pancakes, so I smelled like grease smoke By Shelby Hodge University of St. Thomas Mardi Gras Ball chairs Kelli Kickerillo and Phyllis [...]

That's a good image for Fat Tuesday and Ash Wednesday. The origins of Fat Tuesday have everything to do with what happens on the day after. Christians around the world celebrate Ash Wednesday, which kicks off the 40 days before Easter (what we call Jovanovski, 66, no longer churns out the famed Polish pastries by [...]

NEW ORLEANS — Bathed in spring-like warmth and showered with trinkets, beads and music, New Orleans reveled in the excesses of Fat Tuesday. A seemingly endless stream of costumed marching groups and By Elizabeth Flock Today is Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras, that last hurrah before Ash Wednesday and the Catholic season of Lent begins. [...]

As you may have heard, February 21st is Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday or, as it's known here in Britain, Shrove Tuesday. by Frank James Rick Santorum greets people at the Michigan Faith & Freedom Coalition rally in Shelby Township, Mich., Friday, Feb. 17, 2012. Rick Santorum greets people at the Michigan Faith & Freedom Coalition [...]

It's Fat Tuesday around the world and in Windsor, Ont. the tradition is to chow down on jelly- or custard-filled doughnuts called paczkis. Made of lard and then deep fried, the pastries pack a high-calorie punch, but one bakery in Windsor is changing Fat Tuesday! . So, I thought I'd give you an assortment of [...]

Nando Dilernia puts a tray of fresh paczkis on a rack Monday morning as Roma Bakery in Lansing prepared for Fat Tuesday and the sale of hundreds of paczkis. In back is owner Sostine Castriciano. / Greg DeRuiter | Lansing State Journal Sostine Mardi Gras, though rich in spiritual tradition, also carries delicious implications, like [...]

Fat Tuesday Celebration Tuesday Night! February 19, 2012 By admin. Come on out Tuesday night and get your “Party Gras” on with It'll Do Tavern! The party starts at 6pm with free beads and giveaways, Barcardi drink specials, $3 Hurricanes, The Saturday before Fat Tuesday – always one of the best of the year. A [...]

255-8582 Join OutReach for our 4th Annual Mardi Gras party on Fat Tuesday, February 21. Our event will again feature New Orelans/Cajun style food music, and dancing. The menu will include Red Beans & Rice, Corn Bread, Shrimp Cocktail, Jambalaya, The Saturday before Fat Tuesday – always one of the best of the year. A [...]

Mardi gras is French for Fat Tuesday, referring to the practice of the last night of eating richer, fatty foods before the ritual fasting of the Lenten season, which begins on Ash Wednesday; in English the day is sometimes referred to as Shrove 16, 2012 /CNW/ – Make this Fat Tuesday slim by whipping up [...]

Fat Tuesday is rapidly approaching! This means we need to sew all our wild oats before Lent starts. Most of us probably won't be able to make it down to Louisiana on February 21st to party in the French Quarter with the rest While boozing it up and flashing flesh get the headlines, the food [...]