King Cake bars for Mardi Gras

King cake reigns on Fat Tuesday — and the days leading up to it — but there are other traditional indulgences to be had across the country today. Bennison's Bakery in Evanston, Ill., has sold about 600 dozen p?czki (pronounced pooch-ski) today alone,

Carnival season ends Tuesday with Mardi Gras, and for the past eight days, partygoers have taken over the French Quarter in New Orleans, reveling in beads, booze and well, that other five-letter b-word.

You don't need to live in New Orleans to enjoy the local festivities of Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday! There is something so colorful and fun about the New Orleans' King Cake that I have to make it every year just to feel like I'm

“The celebration is the three wise men visiting Jesus,” says Ed Dimmer, who owns Rhienlander Bakery in Olde Town Arvada, as he looks down on one of his tasty creations known as the King Cake. Ed and Maro Dimmer have been backing up King Cakes at their

The pre-Lenten holiday Mardi Gras comes with its own traditions, including King Cake, pancakes, parades and dancing. Ash Wednesday, observed this year on Feb. 22, begins the season of Lent where many Christians fast and focus on the reason for the

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