Lent begins today. Instead of focusing on Fat Tuesday/Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras/Carnival/Paczki Day as the last day to “live it up”, I prefer to focus on the Lenten journey. We are a society where “living it up” is the norm, and have the wealth to eat whatever we want, whenever we want. Even “normal” foods are filled with sugars and fats to make them more appealing and profitable. Emphasizing one more excuse to over-imbibe in fatty, sugary “food” that sadly, rarely has much real flavor is not what we need when epidemics of obesity, diabetes and heart disease are raging.
Hot Cross Buns
We will be marking the 40 day journey of Lent with Hot Cross Buns every Wednesday. Our Hot Cross Buns are made following the British tradition. The allspice spiced buns are lightly enriched with currants, golden raisins, and small amounts of butter, eggs and sugar. The cross is made from another dough that is baked right onto the bun. The are delicious, and a reminder of where we are traveling.