Fat Tuesday

[frugaldreams]

Jus a reminder it is coming up on the 16th of this month. If you don't have plans already, this is a good time to get a group together and plan to spend the evening, or at least part of the evening in Adoration.

Also, if the Holy Spirit moves you, it is also a good day to add in extra fasting or little sacrifices as reparation for all the folks who are going out with the specific intent to sin in "celebration" of the beginning of the Holy season of Lent.

Yours in Christ,
Christine

[CatherineM]

I usually celebrate on Mardi Gras.

[Ed Normile]

[quote name='CatherineM' date='02 February 2010 - 06:48 PM' timestamp='1265154517' post='2050031']
I usually celebrate on Mardi Gras.
[/quote]

Yeah this one always troubled me, I have good friends who have good intentions for lent, giving up meat, fasting, adding prayers etc. for their lenten sacrifice, who believe its perfectly acceptable to get drunk and overeat and any thing else on fat tuesday. I have had some say this is recognized by the church, which I always say the church does recognize sin and evil, it just does not approve of it.

ed

[CatherineM]

My celebrations haven't reached the level of drunken debauchery in many years.

[jeffpugh]

Who get's drunk? I celebrate Mardi Gras but just having a good time.

[CatherineM]

[quote name='Sacred Music Man' date='02 February 2010 - 07:20 PM' timestamp='1265160050' post='2050089']
Who get's drunk? I celebrate Mardi Gras but just having a good time.
[/quote]
Ditto. Last year I made alligator chili.

[Azriel]

Ok, I gotta ask, even though it may be obvious. But, what is alligator chili?

[CatherineM]

Chili made with alligator meat. It was surprisingly easy to get here from the local seafood shop. We have a large Chinatown, and those folks eat anything. You can buy almost any seafood here live, and anything else frozen.

[Vincent Vega]

[quote name='Azriel' date='02 February 2010 - 08:26 PM' timestamp='1265160403' post='2050097']
Ok, I gotta ask, even though it may be obvious. But, what is alligator chili?
[/quote]
You tellin me you've never eaten gator?

[Veridicus]

[quote name='USAirwaysIHS' date='02 February 2010 - 10:25 PM' timestamp='1265171132' post='2050247']
You tellin me you've never eaten gator?
[/quote]

I've never eaten it. Never had the opportunity.

[Azriel]

Well, its exactly what I thought then! Here I thought there was a catch!

Well, fat tuesday in Michigan means [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C4%85czki"]PACZI's[/url] Oh so very good, and oh so very bad for you!!

Edited February 3, 2010 by Azriel

[Mercy me]

[quote name='CatherineM' date='03 February 2010 - 12:16 AM' timestamp='1265170575' post='2050246']
Chili made with alligator meat. It was surprisingly easy to get here from the local seafood shop. We have a large Chinatown, and those folks eat anything. You can buy almost any seafood here live, and anything else frozen.
[/quote]

Those Canadians will eat about anything hey? Gator chili sounds good.

Living in Florida gator is rather easy to get. Unfortunately, more than a few times I have hooked them myself.

[jeffpugh]

[quote name='CatherineM' date='02 February 2010 - 08:21 PM' timestamp='1265160116' post='2050091']
Ditto. Last year I made alligator chili.
[/quote]
Plus one.

[quote name='Mercy me' date='02 February 2010 - 11:37 PM' timestamp='1265171852' post='2050257']
Those Canadians will eat about anything hey? Gator chili sounds good.

Living in Florida gator is rather easy to get. Unfortunately, more than a few times I have hooked them myself.
[/quote]
She's [i]from[/i] FL

[CatherineM]

This year, I'm making boiled peanuts.

[jeffpugh]

Lawl. "Why are they soggy?" . Cat told me about those. Don't eat peanuts because my mother is allergic.