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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!

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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?

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.

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:

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!

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

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!

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!

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.

Food and drink traditionally served for Mardi Gras

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.

At home ideas for your Mardi-gras festivities

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

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

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.

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.

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

Firehot fixings for the big day Creole Style.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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 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 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.

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

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.

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.

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

Some of my favorite cajun recipes and drinks.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

Looking for a wedding to be remembered? Pick one of these less traditional themes!

All about the best Cajun restaurant in Dallas.

Making Mardi Gras masks with your children is a wonderful way for parents to bring the excitement of Mardi Gras into their home. There are tons of options for making Mardi Gras masks with kids, from the simple to the more complex.

Creating a Mardi Gras mask is a fun and creative activity that the whole family can enjoy. If you are planning on hosting or attending a Mardi Gras party or parade, you can easily create these masks on your own without having to spend so much money buying a ready-made one.

Saturday's Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans kicks off celebrations that continue through February 5. To mark the occasion, these Mardi Gras masks can be as simple or elegant as you want. They are easily made at home and can be relatively inexpensive to make.

You've seen those elaborate costumes that people wear at Mardi Gras. Why not wear one of your own?

Going out for Mardi Gras? If you need a mask, here are some places you can find the right mask for your budget. I have given a variety of Web sites from expensive to inexpensive, and also some places you can buy goods in bulk for party throwers!

One of the most popular Mardi Gras costumes is the Court Jester. It is suitable for both men and women and you can be a good jester or an evil one, depending on your nature or your mood.

Mardi Gras is more fun when you have your hand made, one of a kind Mardi Gras Mask.

It's a smaller but kicked up version of New Orleans' Mardi Gras - only South Florida style

Some tips for making your own masks, this Mardi Gras.

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

How to make DIY Mardi Gras Costumes without sewing or complicated directions

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

Article is mainly about the differing origins of Mardi Gras and how they all came together, to create the blend of African music and French custom that make up the parades today.

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.

Jennings, Louisiana likes to take pride in its more traditional, less flamboyant form of Mardi Gras celebration - a far cry from and more conservative celebration than is publicized in New Orleans.

If you're planning to be a Mardi Gras girl, you'll be up against stiff competition, so it helps to stand out with these costume ideas.

Mardi Gras Celebrations in St. Louis' Soulard District

Mardi Gras is right around the corner and if you are planning a party you have to have activities. People want to think they are in New Orleans having fun on a cheaper budget. Once the food and the drinks start pouring out you need to keep them entertained

Find out where to enjoy yourself this Mardi Gras season without traveling down south. Party with friends and family while helping local and national foundations.

Some family-friendly ways to celebrate Mardi Gras.

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.

Throwing together a Mardi Gras party can be a piece of cake, and with a bit of creativity, you could bring the spirit of New Orleans home, right on your backyard!

The carnival like atmosphere during the Jewish Feast Of Purim makes the two day annual commemorative celebration much like Mardi Gras and Halloween.

Entertain your guests at your Mardi gras party with these very friendly and heart-pounding games!

Mardi Gras is on February 5th. It's a time to party New Orleans Style. Here are a few games you can play to get your Mardi Gras Party going!

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

Some of the best and worst places to buy Mardi Gras beads on line.

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.