(butter)Fat Tuesday

  I'm not good at making pancakes - the oil often burns, or something.  I fried leftover grits (I'm sure there are recipes for this, but I just put slices of the congealed mass into a frying pan with butter), and made my usual variation on biscuits (whole wheat, and includes cinnamon, walnuts, grated cabbage & carrots, and diced fruit).  I usually use apples, but substituted pears today and we agreed that it is a big plus.  Definitely sweet enough to not require any sugar or syrup.  Butter in the pan for the biscuit dough as well.  I'm feeling a bit over-fatted right now.  We don't actually fast for Lent, so over-endulging on the medieval excluded foods is a bit of a cheat, but food observance of holidays in general is good.  I will also wear Mardi Gras beads today (but not eat them).