When Is Lent This Year? This year, Lent began on Wednesday, February 22, and will end on Thursday, April 6. The 40 days leading up to Easter are to prepare and reflect before the celebrations begin.

“This was an idea I saw around, and I am sorry that I can’t credit the person who came up with it, as it is really clever,” says chef Stephen Harris. “The premise is that you make a fish pie inside a ...