Fat tuesday

• Mardi Gras is the sort of celebration that can make every city in America want to be New Orleans. Between the parties and parades and all those rich foods, whats not to love? Well, perhaps the aftereffects of all those rich foods.
(North County Times)
• Who, what, when or why is paczki? Or better still, how do you pronounce it? In other words, you are going to need to know how to pronounce it before you can ask what it is. Therefore the pronunciation is "poonch-key or punch-key".
(Examiner)
• This Saturday marks the third annual Mardi Gras Festival at Power Plant Live near the Inner Harbor. Beginning from 9 p.m. and running through midnight, there will be fire breathers, stilt walkers and beads up and down the street.
(Johns Hopkins Newsletter)
• What: Celebrate the stories of Sacramentos black pioneers at the Historic City Cemetery. Teachers, soldiers, restaurant owners and other notable residents will be featured. Parking is available across the street from the 10th Street gate.
(Sacramento Bee)
• The Ginger Ford Northshore Fuller Center for Housing and Spoga Fitness are offering a fitness and fundraising program on Mardi Gras.
(Hammond Daily Star)
• When Miss Pearls restaurant on Oaklands Jack London Square reopens Feb 21 -- in time for Fat Tuesday -- the menu will still feature southern dishes but the name will be slightly different.
(Inside Bay Area)
• Cream the cheese with sugar, eggs, oil, and water. Separately mix the baking powder into the flour and add to creamed mixture, beating or stirring until a smooth, kneadable dough is formed.
(MLive.com)
• It may be February, but things are just heating up in New Orleans, Rio de Janiero, Trinidad and Tobago, and everywhere else where people are getting ready to celebrate Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday, or Carnival.
(DrJays.com Live)
• The whole fasting practice might be not be adhered to as strictly by most Christians nowadays but Pancake Tuesday, Fat Tuesday and Mardi Gras are still a popular way to usher in the Lenten season. At St.
(So Md News.com)
• GRAND RAPIDS – About 70 West Michigan business leaders are planning to load onto a bus on Fat Tuesday and head out of town. They won't be headed for a party.
(MLive.com)