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Default Dinner Tonight 2/28/2017

On 2017-03-01 10:23 AM, jmcquown wrote:

>> Pancakes, of course.
>> Folded crepes with creamy mushroom and pork filling, served with
>> broccolini.
>>

> Pancakes, of course? I guess someone declared it was pancake day.
> Sorry, I don't follow a what's the special of the day food calender.


Shrove Tuesday, Mardi Gras, (Fat Tuesday) Pancake Day. It is a well
known tradition in many places to use use up a lot of the stuff in the
pantry to get rid of it so you won't be tempted to eat it during Lent. I
am not at all religious but I can't remember ever having anything other
than pancakes on what I and many others recognize as Pancake Day.





I
> didn't make a pie on Pi day, either.
>
> I do like crepes but haven't made any in a very long time. Like yours,
> mine would be savory rather than sweet (dessert) crepes. Some 30 years
> ago I found a recipe for chicken & mushroom crepes. I really should dig
> it out again. They were quite tasty!
>
> Jill