In the chilly weeks after Christmas and Valentine’s Day, Shrove Tuesday offers a beacon of hope on the bleak winter horizon. While many of us will be tucking in to deliciously batter-based meals on Tuesday, it can be easy to forget the tradition behind Pancake Day and what it signifies in the religious calendar.
Category: Mardi Gras
Bridgeton Legends, All Sports inductees, Donut Day: BEN Column, Feb. 25
“Greater Bridgeton Area Legends is honoring two local legends who have had a tremendous impact on the fabric of our community for many years. This year’s Legends are Tommy Lane IV and Jim Seabrook Sr. “The event will be spectacular and you’ll want to be there to acknowledge these local heroes.
Cook this: Mat Follas shares his recipe for the perfect pancakes
February always strikes me as a month with an identity crisis … some years it can be spring-like and I’ll be able to start collecting wild garlic and other herbs from the countryside in sunlight and other years it’s still frost and snow and miserable. Writing this in early January its too soon to tell but as an immigrant to this country, it’s one of the things that always fill me with delight, being able to watch the seasons unfold.