Help! Need to survive pancake dat
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OK, so I'm assuming those who have never heard of it are either
a) not catholic, or
b) from cultures who celebrate in a different way.
I am assuming you've all heard of Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras is also Shrove Tuesday/Fat Tuesday. Day before Ash Wednesday, the start of Catholic Lent.
And Paczki Day here in Chicago!
Pancakes are good too, though.0 -
One crepe is enough for me these days. I'd fill it with cottage cheese and anything else that suits my fancy.0
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The whole King Cake/Mardi gras thing kinda baffles me.
In France King Cake (Galette des Rois) is eaten on January 6th. It's to celebrate the Epiphany. It has nothing to do with Mardi Gras. It's a puff pastry cake with frangipane (almond paste) in the middle and a little toy that someone has to find (and they get to wear the crown). Also probably my favorite food ever.
This is interesting -- never thought about it before, but of course King Cake should relate to Epiphany, not Mardi Gras. According to Wiki, the following is the tradition in New Orleans:The King Cake is synonymous with Mardi Gras tradition in New Orleans. Starting on Epiphany on January 6, residents begin holding parties especially dedicated to King Cake. King Cake parties bring families and community members together to celebrate the joyous season of Mardi Gras, with its celebratory krewe parades and festivals. In fact, many in New Orleans take more pride in the Mardi Gras King Cake tradition than the parades.
So it seems like it does start on Epiphany but then just keeps going 'til Lent, thus culminating on Mardi Gras (which makes sense, since New Orleans...).0 -
Mmmmmmm, pancakes.
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callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »If you're properly following the tradition, you should be fasting tomorrow. So it should all even out.
People ate eggs and flour and butter on Fat (Shrove) Tuesday because those foods were traditionally barred during Lent (though not any more).
I pick and choose
I'm up for turkey, trees and pancakes but not up for fasting nor hypocrisy
Works for us
the former catholic in me agrees lololol
The present Catholic in me is trying to figure out if I've just been insulted.
not at all, at the risk of insulting half my friends
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callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »theres a day for pancakes?
breakfast here i come ......
I already had pizza for breakfast. I feel like I missed a great opportunity.
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nutmegoreo wrote: »callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »theres a day for pancakes?
breakfast here i come ......
I already had pizza for breakfast. I feel like I missed a great opportunity.
It seems to be an Episcopalian thing too. And non-Catholics are welcome to receive ashes tomorrow, so why not pancakes? ;-)0 -
lemurcat12 wrote: »nutmegoreo wrote: »callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »theres a day for pancakes?
breakfast here i come ......
I already had pizza for breakfast. I feel like I missed a great opportunity.
It seems to be an Episcopalian thing too. And non-Catholics are welcome to receive ashes tomorrow, so why not pancakes? ;-)
Yay! I love pancakes.
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OK, so I'm assuming those who have never heard of it are either
a) not catholic, or
b) from cultures who celebrate in a different way.
I am assuming you've all heard of Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras is also Shrove Tuesday/Fat Tuesday. Day before Ash Wednesday, the start of Catholic Lent.
Also known as Martes de Grasa.
For me, it means dressing up, wearing a mask and dancing all night...no pancakes required.0 -
The whole King Cake/Mardi gras thing kinda baffles me.
In France King Cake (Galette des Rois) is eaten on January 6th. It's to celebrate the Epiphany. It has nothing to do with Mardi Gras. It's a puff pastry cake with frangipane (almond paste) in the middle and a little toy that someone has to find (and they get to wear the crown). Also probably my favorite food ever.
We do the same thing in Latina America, also on January 6th.0 -
Oooooo pancakes. Love mine with natural, no sugar added peanut butter, and amaretto maple flavored agave syrup. There is nothing really redeeming about this particular combination, except that it is deeeeeelicious!!0
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smotheredincheese wrote: »Out of interest, is pancake day something unique to us Brits or do you have it in other parts of the world too? I mean it's one of the best holidays
Shrove Tuesday is the last day before Ash Wednesday or the pre Easter Fast. People ate up all of the rich foods that would spoil during the Lenten fast, including cream, eggs and sugar on that day. These are typically used in pancakes, making them a Shorve Tuesday feast. Enjoy! Being a German I LOVE pancakes. But I doubt that I will be having any tonight. I get home too late from work and instead will have some yummy kale soup.
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callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »If you're properly following the tradition, you should be fasting tomorrow. So it should all even out.
People ate eggs and flour and butter on Fat (Shrove) Tuesday because those foods were traditionally barred during Lent (though not any more).
I pick and choose
I'm up for turkey, trees and pancakes but not up for fasting nor hypocrisy
Works for us
the former catholic in me agrees lololol
The present Catholic in me is trying to figure out if I've just been insulted.
not at all, at the risk of insulting half my friends
Cheers!
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So I am giving up ice cream (along with my family) and beer (gulp) for Lent.
So you can guess how my Fat Tuesday will be conducted. 0 -
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azulvioleta6 wrote: »The whole King Cake/Mardi gras thing kinda baffles me.
In France King Cake (Galette des Rois) is eaten on January 6th. It's to celebrate the Epiphany. It has nothing to do with Mardi Gras. It's a puff pastry cake with frangipane (almond paste) in the middle and a little toy that someone has to find (and they get to wear the crown). Also probably my favorite food ever.
We do the same thing in Latina America, also on January 6th.
Is Carnival a whole season where you party and eat King Cake throughout, too? Or do y'all just party?
We do the baby inside the cake thing to figure out who throws the next party. Don't y'all have coins inside instead?
I think King Cake is too sweet, honestly, and that's pretty scary considering my sweet tooth!
Crepes, OTOH, are a staple meal around my house. It's cool that the batter is so thin, so it makes great holders for savory stuff and also great for fruit, sour cream and cheese, etc. Oh, and for just melted chocolate, of course! That's actually one of my favorite desserts (one you see a lot in Hungary where Dad and I picked that up).
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kshama2001 wrote: »Here are some protein pancake recipes. What's the deal with using egg whites instead of whole eggs? I might try the first one, with mulberries. And a whole egg.
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/20-best-healthy-protein-pancake-recipes.html
I also added a half ounce of pecans. It was yummy!0 -
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My pancakes (à la Delia) were 97 kCals each, including a teaspoon of sugar and lemon juice, they're not *that* high calorie (I had three0
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Although if I gave up the kids I would probably not miss the wine as much...0 -
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Apparently we celebrate neither Pancake day nor Mardi Gras here in Denver. (Despite having a high catholic population). My mom wants to go to Hacienda.
"How do you celebrate pancake day?"
"Low Quality Tex-Mex"
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WinoGelato wrote: »
Although if I gave up the kids I would probably not miss the wine as much...
Would you give up the gelato?
Heck I'm not Catholic, I just enjoy the pancakes.
Cheers, h.
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By the way, England is a protestant country, the observance of Shrove Tuesday, Ash Wednesday, Lent etc are not thought of as a particularly Roman Catholic thing here.0
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victoria1009413 wrote: »I made banana pancakes for my partner, they are great and with only two ingredients were diet friendly for me! I topped mine with some agave nectar and berries to keep them fairly low calorie - http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-2-ingredient-banana-pancakes-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-218658
Yum! Those sound awesome. I'll be giving them a try this weekend!0 -
nutmegoreo wrote: »lemurcat12 wrote: »nutmegoreo wrote: »callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »theres a day for pancakes?
breakfast here i come ......
I already had pizza for breakfast. I feel like I missed a great opportunity.
It seems to be an Episcopalian thing too. And non-Catholics are welcome to receive ashes tomorrow, so why not pancakes? ;-)
Yay! I love pancakes.
yes, i saw a sign outside an Episcopalian church on my way home for a pancake dinner tonight.0 -
cafeaulait7 wrote: »azulvioleta6 wrote: »The whole King Cake/Mardi gras thing kinda baffles me.
In France King Cake (Galette des Rois) is eaten on January 6th. It's to celebrate the Epiphany. It has nothing to do with Mardi Gras. It's a puff pastry cake with frangipane (almond paste) in the middle and a little toy that someone has to find (and they get to wear the crown). Also probably my favorite food ever.
We do the same thing in Latina America, also on January 6th.
Is Carnival a whole season where you party and eat King Cake throughout, too? Or do y'all just party? We do the baby inside the cake thing to figure out who throws the next party. Don't y'all have coins inside instead?
I think King Cake is too sweet, honestly, and that's pretty scary considering my sweet tooth!
Crepes, OTOH, are a staple meal around my house. It's cool that the batter is so thin, so it makes great holders for savory stuff and also great for fruit, sour cream and cheese, etc. Oh, and for just melted chocolate, of course! That's actually one of my favorite desserts (one you see a lot in Hungary where Dad and I picked that up).
It goes for about a week. It's different in different countries.
Brasil is the one that everybody knows about--they have huge parties with decadently-dressed samba dancers. Each dancer belongs to a "school" of dancers and there are many traditions associated with each one.
In Ecuador, the big thing to celebrate Carnival is throwing flour (white/wheat flour) and throwing water. Unfortunately this starts LONG before Tuesday. One time I had some kids try to drop BOTTLES of water on me from a high balcony. I was dressed in a business suit at the time and not amused. It's kind of a game to hunt people down and pelt them with flour and/or water.
In Argentina, Monday and Tuesday are national holidays. There are parades, and what I would call "fruit and flower" festivals, as it is harvest time there. There are some events where people wear masks or disguises, but it is less about dancing there than in Brasil. A famous one is in Gualeguaychú. In Buenos Aires, each neighborhood has murgas...they are kind of like social groups that promote dressing up and playing music in the streets...similar to what happens in New Orleans, but a bit more tame and family-oriented. There is lots of percussion.
The best and most interesting Carnival traditions are in places where there is a lot of African influence. On the surface, Argentina does not *seem* like one of these places, but it is.
Now I am wondering what happens in Mexico for Carnival...I have never been there this time of year. I am guessing that there is drinking and that fireworks are involved.0 -
I had totally forgotten about Pancake Tuesday until my coworker mentioned it at 4:30pm. I immediately rearranged dinner plans!
So stuffed now after a delicious 300 calorie zucchini pancake. Skinnytaste's recipes always saves the day! (and this one is a keeper)0 -
OK, so I'm assuming those who have never heard of it are either
a) not catholic, or
b) from cultures who celebrate in a different way.
I am assuming you've all heard of Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras is also Shrove Tuesday/Fat Tuesday. Day before Ash Wednesday, the start of Catholic Lent.
Christian...not necessarily Catholic. :-)0
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