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If you want to celebrate Mardi Gras, but don't live anywhere near New Orleans and don't have the time and money to travel, why not host a Mardi Gras party in your home? These easy recipes will make your party a success!

Mardi Gras is your last chance to indulge in all kinds of decadent delights before giving them all up for the Lent season. So a good Mardi Gras celebration cannot be complete without all kinds of fun food and drink.

Authentic Cajun and Creole recipes like the ones found in New Orleans Restaurants at Mardi Gras

Enjoy Cajun delicacies that you can make easily yourself with this various flavorful recipes. They will stimulate your taste buds and transform your Mardi Gras party into the event of the season. Your friends will be envious of your culinary expertise as well.

Gumbo, pralines and creole sauce - what a perfect way to sample cajun/creole cooking! Try these 3 easy recipes.

Everything you could possibly need to hold Mardi Gras at home. Includes ideas for the decor and music along with a collection of recipes that could be made for the occasion.

Here are three foods and two drinks you can make to create your own Mardi Gras celebration!

Yes, there will be Mardi Gras in New Orleans this year and it will be bigger and better than ever. If you are planing to come to New Orleans this Mardi Gras, why not party in style at some of the best party places in town, right in the middle of all the action.

Mardi Gras' King Cake. Also known as Twelfth Night Cake is a traditional Mardi Gras', dessert that for one "Lucky" person brings the gift of Good Fortune for the upcoming year.

Learn to make a roux (pronounced rue as in true) and feed the hungry masses on Fat Tuesday. Get the water boiling early; then nibble on boiled crawfish or shrimp all day. Keep plenty of drinks iced down. Snack on popcorn balls, and warm up to sweet potato pie.

Every year Louisianians celebrate with the rest of the world at carnival time. In keeping with Louisiana style and tradition, two dishes are always around during Mardi Gras: rice dressing and delicious King cake.

Mardi Gras is coming. For those who prefer an intimate affair for Fat Tuesday, here's one meal that will get you in the Mardi gras spirit.

Some Mardi Gras recipes to prepare for your Mardi Gras party

Mardi Gras, otherwise known as Fat Tuesday, is a great time to throw a party and to have some fun with family and friends. Here are some tips on making it a time to remember for years to come.

It is uncertain as to when the celebration of Mardi Gras first originated. Mardi Gras is celebrated in many of the Southern States in the United States.

We have Cajuns and wanna be's in our area too that LOVE Mardi Gras!

Every party animal loves the mardi gras season, even if you can't make it to the real thing you can still eat like you were there. After all mardi gras is about food...right?

Food and drink traditionally served for Mardi Gras

At home ideas for your Mardi-gras festivities

There's no better time than during Carnival, the two-month long celebration of Mardi Gras, to whip up traditional Cajun and Creole dishes. The following foods are requisites in New Orleans year-round, but make festive menus for anyone who wants to stage their own Big Party.

How to make the New Orlean's famous Hurricane for your Mardi Gras party.

Famous Mardi Gras Recipes

Mardi Gras is know for its wild parades, costumes, and even more...it's great food. Here are a few cajun style recipes that are completeley Mardi Gras.

Your guests will love these simple, yet delicious recipes for Cajun Style Barbecue Chicken, Orange Sweet Potato Casserole, Lime Pineapple Salad and King's Angel Cake.

A recipe on how to make chicken and shrimp gumbo; a Cajun style recipe to serve at your next Mardi Gras celebration.

Firehot fixings for the big day Creole Style.

A delicious authentic Gumbo thats easy to make at home in under an hour. Celebrate Mardis Gras right!

This is a cooking story about how my Granny taught me as a child to make jar breads. These little mounds of bread dough are baked in half-pint canning jars; right in your home oven. It's easy, fun, and you can pick your own ingredients and eat it in one bite.

Some of my favorite cajun recipes and drinks.

When you're traversing the streets of New Orleans and find yourself in the French Quarter, be sure to make a reservation at one of the area's finest Creole and Cajun restaurants. Enjoy exceptional dishes not found anywhere else in the world!

A New Orleans celebration is great cuisines, rhythmic music, joyous people and memorable drinks. This script provides food suggestions, snacks and a famous drink. When mixed with merriment, good music, creative and fun-loving people, a true New Orleans experience evolves.

When you are hungry for some down home Cajun cooking there are two places in Lewisville, Texas that you may want to check out: Razzoo's Cajun Cafe, and Johnny G's. Both feature great food at an even better price.

My favorite top 10 sites for Cajun recipes.

have one drink recipe an appetizer and an entrée recipe to share with you so you have an authentic as possible Mardi Gras Party!

Recipes and instructions on how to make your very own Mardi Gras King Cake.

Mardi Gras will be observed February 5th. I have some great cooking ideas to help you enjoy this celebration.

A majority of people in this country will unfortunately never experience a live Mardi Gras in New Orleans. That said, they shouldn't be deprived of the experience entirely. Here are some helpful tips for bringing the party to them this year:

I love this dish because you can prepare it in so many ways.

If you visit New Orleans during Mardi Gras or pretty much any time you will likely find your self having some Beignets while you are there. Unless you don't have a sweet tooth. Beignets can be served as treats or for breakfast.

Mardi Gras is a popular time to have parties. Where there is a party, there must be fun games!

Have the best Mardi Gras ever, even if circumstances don't permit travel to New Orleans, Rio, or one of the other exotic locations known for Mardi Gras or Carnivale celebrations. Laissez les bontemps roulet!

Hot, steamy, spicy Cajun steak sandwiches are every foodie's dream!

Traditional recipies from New Orleans, including appetizers, easy meals, delicious deserts, fun alcoholic drinks and even vegan options.

While the Mardi Gras season has ended for the year it is never too late to have an awesome Mardi Gras themed party. Graduation season is just around the corner and summer provides ample opportunity to bring a little of the Big Easy into your own back yard.

Time for Creole cooks to heat their grease!

Red beans and rice, shrimp and grits and more. If you can't make it to New Orleans, these recipes will help bring New Orleans to you. Create your own Cajun feast and let the festivities begin!

Great recipies that anyone can prepare to transform a simple meal into a special occasion.

Bring a little bit of Louisiana home and enjoy a classic chicken gumbo at your Mardi Gras Party!

I learned almost everthing I know about real life entertaining from Lola, who was one of my best friends from boarding school, over twenty years ago. We first cooked together in 1999.

Rain or shine, bustling or not, New Orleans is a fantastic place to spend Thanksgiving and the holidays.

Have you ever wondered where Mardi Gras came from or WHY it is celebrated the way it is?

There is more to New Orleans than Mardi Gras... That is a great party to be sure, but there is far more to this Cajun town than Bourbon Street.

Mardi Gras Meal Theme

How to make a tub of New Orleans love for Fat Tuesday - Or any day!

On a recent trip to St. Louis I had the opportunity to have lunch at The Gumbo Shop in Rock Hill, MO. The Gumbo Shop is a place to go for Creole and Cajun food. There are several reasons why eating at The Gumbo Shop was a pleasurable experience.

On a recent trip to Baton Rouge, LA, my family and I were lucky enough to stumble on a most enchanting restaurant. Boutin's Restaurant, located at 8322 Bluebonnet Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70810. We enjoyed our Friday night there so much we went back on Saturday.

A review of restaurants and specialty food shops that offer Cajun deep-fried turkeys for Thanksgiving and the holidays.

All about the best Cajun restaurant in Dallas.

Making your own Mardi Gras mask can be fun. Find out where to buy supplies to make your own.

Laissez le bon temps roulez! No Mardi Gras party is ever complete without great drinks, and these three are New Orleans classics, the Hurricane, the Zombie and Planter's Punch. Now the recipes will seem very similar, but each truly has its own flavor.

Recipe for Beignets for Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday or Shrove Tuesday) February 5, 2008

Cajun/Creole Recipes that are sure to make your Mardi Gras Party the talk of the town.

For many people who celebrate Mardi Gras, the traditional King Cake is an integral part of the celebration's feast. Thanks to modern day conveniences, with a few pre-made ingredients, this cake can be prepared, baked, and assembled in no time.

St. Louis is home to the nation's second largest Mardi Gras celebration. The event is held annually in the Soulard neighborhood.

Mardi Gras guide to all the parades in the New Orleans area.

Celebrate Mardi Gras in true form with your own home-made King Cake! Here's a recipe and historical information to have you contending with this New Orleans baked favorite.

Mardi Gras celebrations are fun, especially when you can eat them!

The King cake is a tradition of Mardi Gras. Here is all the information you need to know on what it is.

These recipes have been in my collection for years and each one of them reminds me of the wonderful food I've eaten in New Orleans for Mardi Gras.

Experience the spicy south with Cajun Crab Boil. Make it as spicy as you like!

Quick an easy recipes to prepare for a Cajun style dinner, minus seafood.

If you want a more restrained Mardi Gras for 2008, head to Shreveport, Louisiana! You'll find a more family- and budget-friendly atmosphere here compared to New Orleans.

That Holy Confection search for pralines in states long outside of New Orleans, LA matters more when you're not sure many are being produced in New Orleans any longer due to post-Katrina tragedy.

The city of New Orleans always comes alive this season in more ways than one and one always need advance plans when it comes to Mardi gras.

Mardi Gras event in San Diego, California. This event is held in the Gaslamp Quarter known for its food and music in downtown San Diego.

If you can't make it to New Orleans for this years festival, learn all the tips for throwing an authentic Mardi Gras-themed party.

This is a list of games for Mardi Gras party some can be done for free and others need a little work put in!

Say "Mardi Gras," and one city inevitably comes to mind: New Orleans. But the traditional pre-Lenten party has long been celebrated in other towns along the Gulf Coast all the way to Florida...

Friends have asked me for more information regarding Mardi Gras. I read much information on the www and learned quite a bit. Mardi Gras is much more than a party! Mardi Gras is a holiday season in its own right!

A brief, but deeper look into Mardi Gras.

The traditional date of Mardi Gras in France in 1699 was on March 3, the day that Iberville set up camp on the shore of the Mississippi, 60 miles south of where New Orleans is today. He named the spot Point du Mardi Gras in honor of the special date.

I had to know where Mardi Gras all began and just how long women have been bearing body parts for plastic instead of diamonds. Well, now I know little better where Fat Tuesday began.

Mardi Gras celebrations can be family-friendly, too. If you are hosting a family Mardi Gras celebration, here are some easy to make Mardi Gras costumes for kids.

The Big Easy is back in business, and tourist packages are reappearing to boot. Among the good news is a New Orleans venture between Amtrak, the passenger rail system, and Carnival Cruise Lines, the "fun ship" company.

Not everyone is able to make it to New Orleans for Mardi Gras this year, so have a Mardi Gras of your very own! Beads and drunken revelry not included.

Mashed potatoes with a Cajun kick.

Pasta with a spicy Cajun cream sauce

Despite Katrina, the tradition is geauxin' on...

In Orlando, Universal Studios, JazzFest Kissimmee, Rajun Cajun Crawfish Festival and the Orlando Carnival are great places to celebrate Mardi Gras.

Mardi Gras falls on the Tuesday before Lent. From traditional to out of this world, outlined here are a few cocktails to add to your Fat Tuesday celebrations.

The Carnival season kicks off Jan. 6 with the feast of Epiphany. Mardi Gras Day, Feb. 5 is also known as Fat Tuesday. This is the last opportunity to let your hair down before Lent which begins on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 6.

This is not your mother's potato salad. This recipe is quick, easy, and addictive.

Most people aren't familiar with Cajun food these days and that's too bad. Cajun food should enjoy the recognition it deserves. Not only is this the only cuisine that's distinctly American, but it could be one of the world's classic cuisines.

Those who enjoy good Cajun food and Zydeco music will head to Simi Valley California on Memorial Day weekend May 24th and 25th to enjoy the food, sights, and sounds of the 19th Annual Cajun, Creole Music Festival.