Fat Tuesday is a festive day of glutinous indulgence, reflecting the practice of the last night of consuming rich, fatty foods ahead of the long Christian season of Lent which is marked by ...
Pączki, king cake, Swedish semlor: you can find innumerable varieties all across Chicago and the suburbs for your Fat Tuesday ...
Historically, paczki was created to use up eggs, lard, sugar and jams before the Lent fasting began on Ash Wednesday.
Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, a day in which many Christians attend a church service and receive ashes in the shape of a ...