Your Kids Will Love Celebrating Mardi Gras With A Traditional King Cake

Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday (Mardi Gras is French for “Fat Tuesday”)  is the last day of feasting before Lent begins on Ash Wednesday.  Mardi Gras falls on Tuesday, February 16, 2010.   The tradition of the King Cake came to New Orleans with the French settlers around 1870, continuing a custom dating back [...]

Pennsylvania Dutch Apple Pie Your Family Will Love

Ingredients 1 (9 inch) pie crusts, unbaked FILLING * 2 teaspoons lemon juice * 1/2 cup sugar * 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon * 5 cups apples, cored and sliced (about 5 small, Granny Smith apples work well) * 1/2 cup raisins (optional) TOPPING * 3/4 cup flour * 1/2 cup sugar * 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon * [...]