The Ultimate Guide to Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras

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Fat Tuesday is also known as Pancake Day, so heat up the griddle and get flipping!

Wheat Germ Whole-Wheat Buttermilk Pancakes
Good Old Fashioned Pancakes
Vanilla Crepes
Oatmeal Pancakes II
Blueberry Sauce

Learn how to make a classic Mardi Gras Hurricane for your celebration.

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Time for some big fun on the bayou with top-rated gumbo recipes.

Black-Eyed Peas and Gumbo
Catfish Gumbo
Merwin’s Shrimp Gumbo
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King Cake

“This is a sweet bread that is made during Mardi gras in New Orleans. It has a cream cheese filling and a simple glaze. A tiny plastic baby is baked into the bread and will bring good luck to whoever finds it.”

-ARVILLALAR-

Bananas Foster II
French Quarter Bread Pudding
Costas French Market Doughnuts (Beignets)
Two Ton Bourbon Pecan Cake

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Crawfish Etouffee Like Maw-Maw Used to Make

Boudreaux’s Zydeco Stomp Gumbo

Creole Okra

Authentic Louisiana Red Beans and Rice

Crab-Stuffed Filet Mignon with Whiskey Peppercorn Sauce

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Grilled Spiced Chicken with Caribbean Citrus-Mango Sauce

Tostones (Fried Plantains)

Brazilian Black Bean Stew

Twice-Cooked Coconut Shrimp

Red Chard and Caramelized Onions

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