FAT Tuesday!!!!!

It's time to party it up, and ....eat!!

Fat Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday. It is also known as Mardi Gras Day or Shrove Day. It is a day when people eat all they want of everything and anything they want as the following day is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of a long fasting period for Christians. In addition to fasting, Christians also give up something special that they enjoy. So, Fat Tuesday is a celebration and the opportunity to enjoy that favorite food or snack that you give up for the long Lenten season.

Nowhere on the planet is Fat Tuesday celebrated more than on Bourbon Street in New Orleans. The day is celebrated with festivities and parades and of course much food and drink. While in New Orleans, a big tradition is in wearing Mardi Gras beads and giving them to others. And tradition requires that if a guy gives a girl some beads, she has to do something for him.....this can be just loads of fun......... 

Have you ever tried King Cake.. I have tried it before, but I had my first "true" King Cake New Orleans style experience this past weekend!  Yes we may of celebrated a little early, but it was soo fun and I even got to help with the decorating!  Word to those that may be more Naive in the rituals, if you are interested in getting a King Cake plan ahead!  Even by the end of last week all the good bakery's around the area were sold out!

But for those of you whom may be so lucky to be in New Orleans well party on...

 

Happy FAT Tuesday! I expect you all to go out and at least eat a decedent sweet! 

(i mean who really needs an excuse anyways :)