DECK THE HOLIDAY'S

Harry's Roadhouse Cinnamon Rolls Recipe from:  Harry's Roadhouse Cookbook by Harry Shapiro and Peyton Young This is the recipe that makes me feel like a magician. It is not that difficult, but it takes planning: you need to make the dough a day ahead. But when these beauties come out of the oven, all worth it. We serve cinnamon rolls on Saturday and Sunday mornings only. It’s one of the rituals I love about the restaurant. Because they take a while to rise, the rolls usually don’t come out of the oven until close to 8:00 a.m. The counter at Harry’s is usually packed by this time, and all the customers "ooh" and "aah." That makes it worth getting out of bed at 5:30 a.m. on a weekend morning! This recipe makes 6 large cinnamon rolls and can easily be doubled.  PREP TLME: 10 minutes to make dough  10 minutes to assemble rolls  TURNOUT TIME: 8 hours plus 1 1/2 hours FEEDS: 6  DOUGH 1 tablespoon active dry yeast 1/4 cup warm

     The Carnival of Brazil , is an annual festival held 46 days before Easter. On certain days of Lent, Roman Catholics and some other Christians traditionally abstained from the consumption of meat and poultry, hence the term  "carnival ", from  carnelevre , "to remove meat". Carnival celebrations are believed to have roots in the pagan festival of  Saturnalia , which, adapted to Christianity, became a farewell to bad things in a season of religious discipline to practice repentance and prepare for Christ's death and resurrection.     Rhythm, participation, and costumes vary from one region of Brazil to another. In the southeastern cities of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, huge organized parades are led by samba schools. Those official parades are meant to be watched by the public, with mini parades  ("blocos")  allowing a public participation can be found in other cities. The northeastern cities of Salvador, Porto Segur and R