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Mardi Gras Recipes

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Shrimp and Okra Hush Puppies
Shrimp Okra New Orleans Mardi Gras Creole Southern Frying Dinner Party Eggs Cornmeal Bell Peppers Celery Onions Appetizer Snack Beer Fried Food Easy Eat: Bon Appétit!
161 Saves

Mardi Gras King Cake
New Orleans Mardi Gras Baking Dessert Dinner Party Bourbon Vegetarian Butter Orange Juice Cinnamon Nutmeg Spices Pecans Nuts Cakes Bread DIY Sugar Hard Eat: Bon Appétit!
139 Saves

Sazerac Cocktail
Cocktails New Orleans Mardi Gras Southern Dinner Party Absinthe Rye Whiskey Bitters Drink Whiskey Easy
32 Saves

Creole Shrimp Pecans
Shrimp Pecans Super Bowl New Year's Eve Mardi Gras March Madness Creole Southern Baking Seafood Dinner Party Camping Vegetable Oil Shellfish Lemons Nuts Appetizer Snack Make Ahead Party Planning DIY Fall Pescatarian Cocktail Party Easy Eat: Bon Appétit!
357 Saves

Basic Bananas Foster
Bananas New Orleans Christmas Mardi Gras Valentine's Day Southern Dessert Rum Vegetarian Butter Cinnamon Brown Sugar Food and Dating Easy Eat: Bon Appétit!
533 Saves

Sweet Potato Biscuits
Sweet Potato Christmas Mardi Gras Thanksgiving Southern Breakfast Potluck Vegetarian Pastries Side Dish Bread Leftovers Holidays Biscuits Winter Comfort Food Medium Eat: Bon Appétit!
75 Saves

Ramos Gin Fizz Jelly Shots
New Orleans Super Bowl Mardi Gras March Madness Southern Dinner Party Potluck Bachelorette Party Gin Fizz Lemon Juice Lemons Lime Juice Limes Cocktails Drink Cream Summer Easy
414 Saves

Maxie's Shrimp and Grits
Shrimp Mardi Gras Southern Seafood Dinner Party White Wine Milk Butter Shellfish Chives Cumin Paprika Bacon Ham Pork Garlic Appetizer Cream Comfort Food Grits Main Dish Easy Eat: Bon Appétit!
80 Saves

Crawfish Boil
New Orleans Central South Mardi Gras Southern Seafood Louisiana Crayfish Shellfish Main Dish Easy Eat: Bon Appétit!
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Happy Fat Tuesday!

by Melanie Wong 1 year ago

What are you doing for Mardi Gras? 7:59am - My first stop of the day was Doughnut Dolly in SF's Twitter building ...

Melanie Wong

Melanie Wong commented 1 year ago

San Francisco Bay... Mardi Gras Donuts Polish

NOLA for Mardi Gras

by MrGaglianos 2 years ago

Hi guys, I'll be visiting New Orleans for 4 nights from Saturday Feb 25th until Wednesday March 1st. Staying in th...

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MrGaglianos commented 1 year ago

New Orleans Mardi Gras Seafood Craft Beers Craft Cocktails

Where to for Fat Tuesday/Mardi Gras?

by gutreactions 1 year ago

Fat Tuesday falls out on February 28th. What are the best spots to indulge in West/Fair? I know The Bayou in Mt. Vern...

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Bloombee commented 1 year ago

New York State (e... Southern New England Mardi Gras Festivals

Pączkis in DFW area?

by JenniferPT 2 years ago

Anywhere in DFW area? Maybe it's just a thing with large Polish communities up north? Just miss having one on Fa...

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mialebven commented 2 years ago

Dallas-Fort Worth Mardi Gras Eastern European Pastries
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Paczki in Nashville

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 by leaannfracasso 2 years ago

Really need a bunch of Nashvillians to call Aleksey's Market ((615) 383-0071) to put in their Paczki orders. If th...

Mardi Gras Eastern European Nashville

Help with 4 day weekend Mardi Gras Lite in January

by walker42 3 years ago

Curious about: Sylvain Angeline Galatoire’s Herbsaint R’evolution Root GW Fins Commander’s Palace August ...

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walker42 commented 2 years ago

New Orleans Mardi Gras Trip Planning

Where to celebrate Fat Tuesday & Lunar New Year?

by gutreactions 2 years ago

Lunar New Year starts on Feb. 8th. Fat Tuesday Mardi Gras is on Feb. 9th. What are your suggestions for celebrating t...

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Maryld commented 2 years ago

New York State (e... Mardi Gras Chinese New Year Westchester County

Weekend before Mardi Gras restaurant recommendations

by bblonde 2 years ago

My husband and I will be in NOLA for a short trip from late Friday evening February 5 to late evening February 7, the...

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Blumie commented 2 years ago

New Orleans Mardi Gras Late-Night Dining

Lakeshore Mardi Gras

by Googs 3 years ago

If you happen to go, stop by Barbecue Alley for the charcoal grilled jerk chicken with rice and peas. Don't skip the ...

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ylsf commented 3 years ago

Ontario (inc. Tor... Mardi Gras

Happy Pancake day!

by Foxeyblue 3 years ago

How do you eat yours? And do you prefer the traditional English slightly thicker pancake, the American stack, the Fre...

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Foxeyblue commented 3 years ago

U.K. Mardi Gras Pancakes

keeping rice warm for 4 hours

by uteDavidson 3 years ago

I am having a Mardi Gras party for 60 people and cooking Jambalay. Keeping the Jambalaya warm is not a problem, but w...

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C. Hamster commented 3 years ago

Mardi Gras Rice Party Planning

Mardi Gras - sharing in Fat Tuesday

by eatingjoy 3 years ago

We have shrimp and crab gumbo and mini King cakes going for tonight. What delicious plans have you got going on cele...

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nofunlatte commented 3 years ago

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Looking for food recs not too far of the parade routes on Monday night and Fat Tuesday

by adamandeve 4 years ago

Hi- We will be arriving to NOLA on Monday Feb 16 in the afternoon, and staying at the Loews Hotel near Poydras. I ...

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hazelhurst commented 4 years ago

New Orleans Mardi Gras

Dinner during Mardi Gras for 12

by sandsnark 4 years ago

Meeting friends and family to celebrate a 40th birthday. We're looking for some good but not too pricey dinner option...

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uptownlibrarian commented 4 years ago

New Orleans Mardi Gras Dinner

Happy Mardi Gras! The season of Lent, do you have any food or cooking commitments?

by fldhkybnva 4 years ago

I thought I'd start the annual thread. I'm not Catholic but I like the idea of Lent. This year I'm giving up diet cok...

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coll commented 4 years ago

Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras in London?

by Butter40 4 years ago

Mardi Gras in London...any suggestion?

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zuriga1 commented 4 years ago

U.K. Mardi Gras England London

Mardi Gras Eating

by ml77 4 years ago

So my wife and I are heading down to NOLA on Saturday afternoon and staying til Wednesday. This will be my 5th trip ...

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mrsfury commented 4 years ago

New Orleans Mardi Gras

Short Trip - "Lazy Weekend" of Mardi Gras

by lakshmidas 4 years ago

Coming to New Orleans for the Mardi Gras "lazy weekend." Arriving on Friday, but late in the afternoon - and my part...

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sanglier commented 4 years ago

New Orleans Mardi Gras

Fat Tuesday?

by babybun 4 years ago

Has anyone got an idea of where to go for an after work type of Fat Tuesday celebration where we can have a hurricane...

JungMann

JungMann commented 4 years ago

Manhattan Mardi Gras
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Mardi Gras Caterers

Melanie Wong
 by Melanie Wong 5 years ago

A shy 'hound emailed asking for recs for a caterer for a blowout Fat Tuesday party (East Bay venue), so I'm posting i...

San Francisco Bay... Mardi Gras Caterer

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