I had good intentions of making my own reduced calorie donuts today from a recipe that came through my Facebook feed on Sunday. They're made from Rhodes frozen dinner rolls, and I thought they would be a good alternative to an authentic Paczki, but "the best laid plans of mice and men often go astray." [Thank you, Robert Burns for letting me borrow the similar line from one of your poems. ;-)] The recipe will keep until next year.
I had a early morning hair appointment, so on my way home I stopped and purchased a 4-count box of raspberry filled Paczki.
They had King Cakes too, but I passed on buying one of those. I remember the year I made one myself.
After Paczki Day last year, I decided to order a Polish pottery teapot, luncheon dish, and cup and saucer to use on Paczki Day this year. I don't have an ounce of Polish blood in me but I like to celebrate the holidays, and I have some wonderful friends who are Polish. A few weeks ago I added a sugar bowl and creamer to the set.
~ Card that came with it. ~
Several years ago my sweet neighbor [who is Polish] gave me a doily crocheted by her grandmother, so I got it out today in honor of her.
I took a photo of the side of the Paczki box that explains the tradition. Not all areas of the United States celebrate Paczki Day - just areas with a high population of Polish people. [Click on the picture to enlarge to read.] I smiled when I read on Facebook today, "Everyone's Polish on Paczki Day!"
My hubby and I enjoyed our Paczki. Notice I included fresh raspberries so I could have something healthy with my Polish pastry. ;-) One paczki can contain 300-450 calories and anywhere from 15 to 24 grams of fat, depending on its size. Yikes! Now you know why it's called Fat Tuesday!! Lent begins tomorrow and many people will sacrificially be giving up sweets until Easter.
Now it's back to my task at hand. I've been diligently working on a Shutterfly album of all my presentations and hope to get it finished tomorrow so I can get their special 'lay flat' pages promotion.
Happy March 1st! I wish you a wonderful month!
If you're looking for another holiday to celebrate on March 1st, in Romania, it's Martisor!!! Martisor is the celebration of Spring.
ReplyDeleteHappy Martisor!!! I'm not Romanian, but we have lots of friends who are. :>)
Enjoyed reading your post today, about the Paczkis. Husband and I had the raspberry with sugar sprinkled on, and today had the prune with powdered sugar.Both good. Festival Food grocery store sells them every year, just for the week. Enjoyed reading about yours today, thanks for sharing. Bonnie Schulte in Wisconsin
ReplyDeleteOh, goodness, those Paczki look good! Unfortunately I had to skip the Fat Tuesday festivities this year (pancakes around here) as I got hit by a stomach bug on Sunday afternoon. I hated missing the Pancake Supper at church, but that's life. Once I get my appetite back I may have to find a raspberry filled donut as a treat!
ReplyDeletePhyllis, thank you for sharing these. I wish we had Pacski here in San Diego that we could buy. But I'm going to try that recipe for the raspberry thumbprint donuts, and see if maybe minis would be good for a tea. :) I hope this year to be able to invite for my friends over and renew our annual tea we used to do. ~~Val
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