The oval or ring-shaped sweet yeast bread is typically decorated with vibrant purple, green, and gold sugar or icing.

This New Orleans recipe calls for seafood, but you could also use chicken, duck or sausage. —Ruth Aubey, San Antonio, Texas ...

Polish-American communities embrace pączki on Fat Tuesday, preserving family traditions and indulging in sweet, jelly-filled ...

Today is Fat Tuesday, also known as Mardi Gras and Shrove Tuesday. Shrove Tuesday is the term used in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Australia to refer to the day before Ash Wednesday (the ...

Fat Tuesday, also known as Mardi Gras, is less than a month away. Here's what to know about the end of the vibrant ...

National Bakery locations will be offering traditional paczki (made with a butter based dough) in prune, raspberry, lemon or raisin. All locations will have paczki available on Fat Tuesday for $21 ...

If Mardi Gras season is the biggest party of the year, then Fat Tuesday is the ultimate final bash before the solemn Lenten season. In states along the Gulf Coast, the day is marked with parades, rich ...

Mardi Gras, which began as a religious holiday, has become a weeks-long celebration, one that gives millions the chance to let loose before Lent.

Historically, people celebrate Fat Tuesday by using up all the fats in their homes in preparation for Lent, which is a time of fasting and abstinence. Christians would eat rich, fatty foods such ...