New Orleans’ Mardi Gras King Cake Recipe
Like many things, even Mardi Gras is not without its own traditions. One of those traditions involves a cake called a ‘King Cake’ which has a baby hidden inside and as of tradition, whomever finds the baby has to get the cake for the next Mardi Gras season. So try it out for yourself with some friends and maybe even your kids. Recipe courtesy of Barbara Bakes Blog Ingredients 3 1/2 cups all purpose flour 1 package (2 1/4 teaspoons)...
Mardi Gras: A Lesson in Tradition
It is that time of year, where stores have bright colors on display and masks available everywhere for parties. Tis’ the season of Mardi Gras, otherwise translated into English as Fat Tuesday. It is the season where before the religious season of Lent begins, people everywhere celebrate before the need to fast the next day, Ash Wednesday, if your into that sort of thing. However, while Mardi Gras is celebrated everywhere the center of...
St. Patrick’s Day Fun and More
With Valentine’s Day finally over and spring arriving slowly, it’s time again to break out the green. St. Patrick’s Day is right around the corner which means one, Chicago will be dyeing the river green again and two, there most likely will be a parade somewhere in the United States. The Quad Cities is not an exception to that rule. On March 18, the St. Patrick’s Society of the Quad Cities will host the annual Quad Cities Grand...