With Fasnacht here (this year, it’s today, February 28), Cleary is reaching back to his roots to make the potato doughnuts of his youth. The recipe, which was passed to his mother in 1969, is his ...

March 1 is Mardi Gras, National Pancake Day and in Pennsylvania, it's also Fastnacht Day or Fat Tuesday. Here's what to know about the tradition.

PHILADELPHIA (CBS)-- Who made the doughnuts for your Fat Tuesday in Philadelphia? The Pennsylvania Dutch know how to use up all the fat in the house, before Lent, in a tradition known as Fasnacht ...

Fasnacht Day, known to Lancaster County as the day to eat indulgent, pillowy doughnuts, will be on Feb. 16 this year.

Get recipes for Paczki, Fasnacht, Beignets and Cenci. The history of doughnuts is intrinsically linked to the celebration of Mardi Gras. "Fat Tuesday" — the Christian day of revelry and indulgence ...

Fasnacht Day is quickly approaching. March 5 is the one day this year where Lancaster County will collectively celebrate a doughnut-related holiday.

It's Fasnacht Day for many Pennsylvania communities. The doughnut-like treats have been made by German settlers and their descendants for centuries on the day before fasting begins for Lent.

Philly's German bierhall Brauhaus Schmitz will celebrate National Fasnacht Day on Feb. 28, beginning at noon. Traditional fasnachts will be sold by the half dozen until the restaurant runs out ...

Get recipes for Paczki, Fasnacht, Beignets and Cenci. The history of doughnuts is intrinsically linked to the celebration of Mardi Gras. "Fat Tuesday" — the Christian day of revelry and indulgence ...