Fat Tuesday Mardi Gras gives way to Lent, Ash Wednesday

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 Mandola had set the goal high for the 62nd annual Fat Tuesday fundraiser honoring Archbishop J. Michael Miller. "A million for Miller" was their credo as they

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 rally in Shelby Township, Mich., Friday,

It's that time of the week when real foodies come together for a food festival! Fat Tuesday is the official start of Mardi Gras and here at Real Food Forager we are having our own Fat Tuesday Forager Festival! Every.

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

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