Today is a day of consummate indulgence before a period of penitence. Never fear the fat or calories, just relinquish yourself to the sugar!
The new dinnerFeed web site is a lean, mean fighting machine! The party’s in full swing, and by party, I mean the ultimate party: Mardi Gras, that crazy festive season before Lent when participants joyfully embrace every available form of Bacchanalian debauchery, culminating in a Fat Tuesday flurry of I’ll-repent-tomorrow ...
ALISON LADMAN, For The Associated Press It may look like a doughnut. It may be filled or glazed like a doughnut. It may even be cooked like a doughnut. But don't call it a doughnut. It's a beignet. And it's one of New Orleans' two iconic sweets (the other being ...
Just in time for Mardi Gras, Rocco DiSpirito gives a the traditionally high-fat Cajun classic jambalaya a healthy makeover. Thanks to a zero-calorie rice-like product and various other nips and tucks, the result has lots of flavor, but not lots of calories. ROCCO DiSPIRITO, For The Associated Press Mardi Gras ...
Tuesday (March 8) is Mardi Gras, and the forecast here in Ann Arbor calls for clouds and temperatures in the low 30s, which does not exactly lend itself to thoughts of festivals and outlandishness. But, with a bit of imagination, you can treat yourself to your own Mardi Gras at ...
The winter storm that blew through Washtenaw County today is over, leaving behind more than 9 inches of snow for road crews and residents to plow and shovel aside. The storm warning that went into effect early this morning just expired.
The Washtenaw Community College Foundation held its 25th annual Mardi Gras fundraiser celebration, "Bourbon Street Beckons," at the college on Feb. 6. Many contributed, including WCC culinary staff, 7 guest chefs, students, college staff and community members, with $109,000 raised to date. Photo slideshow by Mark Bialek | For Ann ...
The Dutch have long had a love affair with the pancake, from the bite-sized, puffy poffertjes to the plate-sized sweet or savory pancakes often eaten for dinner. But the day the Dutch really get their pancake on is Shrove Tuesday, when they celebrate Pannenkoeken Dag.I lived in the southern, primarily ...
Paczki are not the only things available on today's pre-Lenten menu, even if they are a requisite item. If we're going to indulge (and even though I won't be giving anything up for Lent, I'm still happy to participate in the revelry today), why not do it right? Paczki for ...
When traveling with friends and family, experience has taught me to have the group sign off on a "book of rules" before making travel arrangements. We must agree that no offense be taken at those of us who want to "do our own thing". My "own thing" often involves myopic ...
"New Orleans food is as delicious as the less criminal forms of sin." - Mark Twain Whether it's called Shrove Tuesday, Carnaval, Mardi Gras, Paczki Day or Pancake Day, many cultures set aside the day before Lent begins as a day for celebrating food. I've been in a real New ...
"To Peggy: Good cookin' Good lovin'! ". That's what he wrote in the dust jacket of my newly purchased cookbook. "He" being the venerable master of Cajun cooking, Paul Prudomme; the book being "Chef Paul Prudhomme's Louisiana Kitchen." I had rehearsed a clever line to say, but feeling like a ...
Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com AnnArbor.com's partner news site MLive.com is on a quest to find the best barbecue in ......
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