I am looking for some good cooking recipes for a Mardi Gras theme dinner party.?

Feb 11, 2009 by mariemccarthy@rocketmail.com | Posted in Cooking & Recipes

Of course the king cake you need one of those!
Let shrimp Creole or seafood andouille No fish or blackened chicken gumbo Bourbon Street or boiled beans or red crawfish andouille over rice. Salad potato salad, green beans, pineapple slices and other fruits. Quotes of punch and lots of beads to make the table look nice! With lots of purple, yellow and green on the table.

Feb 11, 2009 | by char__c is a good cooker

Of course the king cake you need one of those!
Let shrimp Creole or seafood andouille No fish or blackened chicken gumbo Bourbon Street or boiled beans or red crawfish andouille over rice. Salad potato salad, green beans, pineapple slices and other fruits. Quotes of punch and lots of beads to make the table look nice! With lots of purple, yellow and green on the table.
Feb 11, 2009 | by char__c's.a.good.cooker



Mardi Gras! Happy Fat Tuesday, everyone! Wanna tell me about your Mardi Gras experiences and plans for today?

Feb 20, 2007 by Texasippi Girl | Posted in Other - Holidays

I live near New Orleans, so I'm always interested in hearing how others are celebrating Fat Tuesday.

What are you doing to celebrate Mardi Gras? Are you cooking jambalaya, drinking hurricanes, and having king cake for dessert? Are you decorating your house, or wearing beads today?

Have you ever attended Mardi Gras in New Orleans? Tell me about it!

I wanted to attend Mardi Gras in New Orleans today.. I live right out of Slidell. However, none of my friends wanted to make the trip and fight the crowds. So i went fishing earlier and now am watching it on WWL-TV..oh what great costumes they have on! Wish i was there though. No jambalaya, no gumbo..alas...but perhaps a grilled steak will be in order. Will miss Mardi Gras as I am moving to Canada. Laissez Les Bon Temp Roulez Yeah.

Feb 20, 2007 | by Shar

Happy FT to you too! No plans here, just relaxing at home
Feb 20, 2007 | by Rosemarie B



Cooking: Mardi Gras King Cake

We're cooking a Mardi Gras King cake with The Bakery Boutique.



Gumbeaux

TIGERS! "Delivered all the same, but it feels special.

Now, do not let our vocabulary deter you from trying a bowl of this Amazingness. Gumbo (yes, I'll be normal for the rest of this blog entry) is not too crazy. It's basically a chicken stew Smokey / meat or seafood on rice. If you want to be adventurous, you can add frog legs or alligator, but friends, I'll keep this simple.

The basis of most Cajun dishes is a good, dark roux.I must admit, this is my first time, I was very intimidated to burn the roux. Burnt red is not good in gumbo. So, after seeing my head Favorite Food Network, Alton Brown, trying to control the okra, I decided to use parts of his recipe for me.

His method? Oven baked Roux .... Perfection, no? It worked really well for us. Oh yeah and my hubs has a BIG hand in this. There are many things at once, and as I am new to cooking, I do not think I could do it alone.

However, in the recipe, it is only 5 qt. okra.

I want to say that in Louisiana, making just 5 QT. pot of gumbo is not only shameful, it's downright rude ... hehe. When you make gumbo, you invite people over and 5 qt. just will not Cajun happy appetite at all. So, we doubled the recipe and made heavy modifications to it.

I present to you - chicken, sausage, sausage and crab gumbo.

Chicken, andouille sausage, and Crab Gumbo

Ingredients:

8 oz vegetable oil 8 oz all purpose flour 2-3 lbs....

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Mardi Gras Cooking - News

World Chefs: Damidot eases into New Orleans food scene
Jan 01, 1970 - Reuters
Damidot, who has two decades of experience around the globe, spoke to about New Orleans' dining scene, different cooking techniques and preparations for Mardi Gras. Q: How would you describe your cooking style?and more »

Restaurant “News”
Jan 01, 1970 - My New Orleans
This year, Arnaud's invites you to liven up your Mardi Gras tradition with a visit to the bar or dining room, where they're featuring a new Carnival cocktail, the Batida Carnival. This decadently sweet concoction combines Cachaça (a liquor made from and more »

Cooks Calendar
Jan 01, 1970 - The State
The contents of each cart will then be tallied up and a winner announced with all of the food going to the Ronald McDonald House kitchen. Watch the fun at 1 pm Feb. 23. Start planning now for Mardi Gras! Join the existing Krewe de Columbi-Ya-Ya or form and more »

Why wait for Feb. 18? Mardi Gras good times are rolling now
Jan 01, 1970 - STLtoday.com
11-12 • Where About 30 neighborhood restaurants and bars • How much $25 • More info stlmardigras.org Chef Roger Cox is new to Molly's in Soulard but not to traditional Mardi Gras cooking. This Alabama-bred cook has eaten his way through countless Mardi and more »

Made in Acadiana
Jan 01, 1970 - My New Orleans
Lafayette is called the “Hub City” for its centralized location within Cajun Country, but it's also an important culinary focal point, boasting outstanding restaurants, unique culinary traditions and great food products for sale.