Celebrate National Heart Month on Omega-Fat Tuesday

March 10, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
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by  Deborah Yaffee, CH, CNIn the Christian world, Carnival is the time traditionally between 12th night (after Christmas) and Lent, the 40 days of fasting and purification in preparation for Easter. Eat, drink and be merry is the theme of the Carnival season as soulful Christians prepare to embrace leaner times ahead. The word Carnival is from the Latin carne (meat) and vale (farewell) and traditional specialties involve meals that bid a lavish farewell to meat for the season.

The culmination of Carnival is the festive Mardi Gras. The phrase is French for Fat Tuesday. Rich, dripping meals made of fat, cream, butter and meat are the centerpiece of the Fat Tuesday table. I’ve seen a lot of pancakes swimming in butter and donuts topped with chocolate syrup and whipped cream go down on this day.

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