Faschnauts!
Yesterday was Faschnaut Day. What's that you say? You've never heard of this, and aren't sure how to even pronounce such a thing? Not from Eastern Pennsylvania, are you? You can hit up Wikipedia for a basic definition if you want, but basically faschnauts are the way the Pennsylvania Dutch do Shrove Tuesday. Faschnaut Day is always the day before Ash Wednesday, and was a traditional way to get rid of all the good stuff you're not allowed to eat during Lent: lard, fat, yeast, sugar, eggs, etc. I'm pretty sure the ones I had as a kid were made with potatoes and deep fried in lard, probably from a church basement somewhere. The bullshit free doughnut from Krispy Kreme isn't even close. And don't get me wrong, I love my Hot Now too — all the more since we don't have a Krispy Kreme up here in Massachusetts. But it's not a faschnaut. So we made our own. Now with the No Buying Veggies Challenge, we had to forego making them with potatoes, b...