Happy Fat Tuesday
One of the perks of living in Louisiana is the Mardi Gras break. So I'm at home enjoying above-normal temperatures (supposed to get near 90 on Thursday, ugh) and I have a King Cake with cream cheese and strawberry filling sitting here with my name on it.
Anyone have any special meals/dessert/celebration plans for Fat Tuesday?
Happy Mardi Gras, y'all. Laissez les bons temps rouler!
February 21st, 2023 at 12:09 PM ^
We had a paczki with breakfast.
February 21st, 2023 at 2:27 PM ^
Ditto, well not a truly authentic paczki, but as close as you can get here. Not a lot of Poles.
February 21st, 2023 at 2:35 PM ^
Same boat here. I can only get them at Kroger. Not bad, but not great either.
February 21st, 2023 at 3:01 PM ^
Authentic paczki? I have one word… Hamtramck..
February 21st, 2023 at 3:58 PM ^
Thanks! I'll keep that in mind when I have a hankering for a paczki and a 300 mile drive! 😀
February 21st, 2023 at 12:13 PM ^
oh.... back in the '90s I had a good client based out of Bossier City... they sent me a king cake every year.... Good stuff.
On another note.... these damn grocery stores that parade jelly donuts under the guise of Paczki.... terrible! they are not the same, not even close!!!!!
Rant over.
February 21st, 2023 at 12:17 PM ^
I'm embarrassed to admit that I don't know if I've never had a true Paczki. What's the difference between that and a jelly-filled?
February 21st, 2023 at 12:20 PM ^
One is made by an old Polish Busia, the other is not
February 21st, 2023 at 12:53 PM ^
traditional paczki are heavier, more bready.. than pastry-like. I'm a traditional pollack, I prefer non-filled, coated with white sugar. I got my mom's recipe and made a batch two years ago, they were nearly 'made by busia' good, and far better than a jelly donut. I really need to make them again!
February 21st, 2023 at 1:44 PM ^
and for those who might not know: booted blue is an A+ fancy-pants cook. it'd be a treat to hang out in his (newly-remodeled, very elegant) kitchen.
February 21st, 2023 at 2:30 PM ^
Wait a second, I thought booted blue was a hot blonde in a bikini. That's the only reason I've been upvoting her (his?) comments for all these years.
February 21st, 2023 at 3:30 PM ^
LSU - everyone needs a sous-chef... or apprentice. It does appear that Pa has identified his.
February 21st, 2023 at 4:46 PM ^
I think she is a doppelgänger for his wife.
February 22nd, 2023 at 8:17 AM ^
hey.... it's 2023......
and besides that, trust me you'd rather look at my avitar than at me!
February 21st, 2023 at 12:22 PM ^
I've been (unintentionally) training for this day for the past several months. Time to shine!
February 21st, 2023 at 12:30 PM ^
Shine on you crazy diamond!
February 21st, 2023 at 12:25 PM ^
I am looking forward to Lent, because I am giving up Monster drinks. I should have given these up on my own long ago, but this will be the kick in the pants I need; as these things are pure garbage water.
February 21st, 2023 at 12:37 PM ^
It's a vacation for your massively overtaxed beating heart. Ride that wave.
February 21st, 2023 at 2:39 PM ^
A Tall Starbucks is 150 mg of caffeine and a Venti is 300 mg.
A 16oz Monster is 163 mg
A 16.9 oz Diet Mountain Dew is 77 mg.
February 21st, 2023 at 2:51 PM ^
cool. now check what the #2 and #3 ingredients are (#1 is water) and see what effects those ingredients have on the heart.
EDIT: as a matter of fact, i just did a quick looksy and like 4 of the top 8 ingredients in that stuff have side effects like atherosclerosis, arrhythmia, etc.
February 21st, 2023 at 12:39 PM ^
I have given up the "drink" started on Sunday, so far so good, but man could I use a beer. We will see how this goes.
Good luck!
February 21st, 2023 at 12:36 PM ^
February 21st, 2023 at 3:52 PM ^
Yes, you got it right. I used to work with a Polish guy that would correct people every year for calling a paczek (singular) packzi (plural).
February 21st, 2023 at 12:38 PM ^
Bistro across the street from the office does a cajun day one day a month, but today the whole menu is all cajun all day! Just finishing up the gumbo.
February 21st, 2023 at 12:38 PM ^
someone brought in paczki's into the office and I am debating firing them since i have to watch everyone eat these while i am on a fast
February 21st, 2023 at 12:40 PM ^
Happy Paczki Day!
February 21st, 2023 at 12:41 PM ^
Or as my morbidly obese aunt calls it: Tuesday.
February 21st, 2023 at 12:46 PM ^
I'm working right next to Hamtramck but I'm not a fan of paczkis and I definitely don't need the calories at this point of winter.
February 21st, 2023 at 1:04 PM ^
Not a traditional paczki (we used to call them bismarck's in my house growing up), my favorite filled donut is the creme brulee donut at Doughnut Plant in New York. The top is caramelized with a torch, just like creme brulee. If you get a chance, try one.
February 21st, 2023 at 1:19 PM ^
A dozen assorted paczki (not all for me) from Stan's, a local Polish bakery. They do a good job. Quite the line there this morning.
Happy Fat Tuesday everyone!
February 21st, 2023 at 1:23 PM ^
Mardi Gras means king cake and crawfish(suck the heads pinch the tails).Mowed my front first time of 23 yesterday.Headed to BR in the am NOLA on Thursday.Love Sammy's on Highland,hamburger steak.Turned on the window unit so we could sleep.
February 21st, 2023 at 1:34 PM ^
I've never been to Sammy's, but gonna go now because I love hamburger steak. The parking lot is full every time I drive by so it has to be good.
February 21st, 2023 at 2:43 PM ^
When baby girl graduated last spring we at at Court Street Cafe in Port Allen and loved it.Red Zepplin pizza rocks also.Simple Joe's on government is great breakfast spot.Those are our spots when in BR.
February 21st, 2023 at 2:54 PM ^
Damn, you eat at more places in BR than I do, and I live here. 😊
I've only done Red Zepplin from that list. It's my go-to pizza joint. I love the Al-Freddie Mercury.
February 21st, 2023 at 3:19 PM ^
Fleur de lis pizza good also.Gotta eat out when you’re passing through 🤷♂️
February 21st, 2023 at 1:25 PM ^
Did my undergrad in NOLA and so very much miss being there during Carnival season. Have a homemade king cake ready for dessert tonight. As a bonus I'm rocking my Mardi Gras bow tie from Perlis (fancy NOLA clothier) and my purple socks with gold fleur de lis!
February 21st, 2023 at 1:47 PM ^
"supposed to get near 90 on Thursday, ugh". Ugh, you say? Well ...
Let's just stop for a moment and compare that with a Thursday forecast of: "highs of 31, lows near 20, breezy and colder with periods of snow and sleet, roads could be slippery". Uh. Care to retract that "ugh"?
😉
(enjoy!)
February 21st, 2023 at 2:19 PM ^
I will not retract my ugh! But I will give a sincere "ugh" to your Thursday forecast.
All things considered, though, I am happier to be mowing the lawn than shoveling snow in February 😊
February 21st, 2023 at 2:17 PM ^
Plus one for The Last Waltz
February 21st, 2023 at 2:22 PM ^
I live in MI now but pretty much lived in Baton Rouge from 2007-09, and the King Cake was one of the revelations given to me while I was down there. Many times since I've gotten an authentic one to bring into work and told the whole background behind it. Awesome. I gotta advocate for the Pecan flavor!
February 21st, 2023 at 2:25 PM ^
Dude, you can’t say “fat” any more. Cf. Augustus Gloop
February 21st, 2023 at 2:27 PM ^
My first Mardi Gras ‘83 (Tulane ‘87 grad school), I had my first drink at 6:30 am prior to going downtown for the Zulu parade. Don’t remember much after that, but finished the day at Tipitinas around 2:30 am…
February 21st, 2023 at 2:35 PM ^
Had a "paczki" for breakfast (i.e. one from a well-known Michigan chain grocery store--I've had authentic ones, and as others have mentioned, there is no comparison) and then made myself scratch buttermilk pancakes for lunch. Will have to take the dog for a two mile walk this afternoon to make up for it--oh, wait, I do that every day, so we might have to go three.
February 21st, 2023 at 2:46 PM ^
Notyo cheese, fishy sticks (breaded with a side of mercury), holycannolis (Pope approved), and Rosie O'McDonalds.
February 21st, 2023 at 3:25 PM ^
Never need an excuse to play the Neville Brothers at Tipitina's
https://youtu.be/lDzraECGfUY ( Yellow Moon)
