You’ll be able to find everything you need for this project pretty easily at Oriental Trading. They have tons of beads and masks, but I was partial to these sequined ones. They carry the clear vases–but honestly, I think I swung by my local thrift store to pick the one I have up. Any clear…
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The Perfect Pecan Praline Recipe
The best pralines I’ve ever had came straight out of New Orleans, and with Mardi Gras going on this week, I was inspired to make a few to celebrate. My grandmother, bless her, had a pretty fantastic pecan praline recipe, but after a lot of sifting through my files, I couldn’t find it. So I…
Easy 30 Minute King Cake Recipe for Mardi Gras
While we don’t go overboard with a huge Mardi Gras party every year, we do like to at least celebrate the season and Fat Tuesday with a little bit of carnivale. One of the most identified and unique Mardi Gras dishes, besides cajun favorites like jambalaya and red beans, is the king cake. I know…
New Orleans Style Red Beans and Rice – Celebrating Mardi Gras
In case you weren’t aware, Mardi Gras is happening right now. It’s a few weeks of revelry every year in the Gulf Coast region that culminates on Fat Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday, every year. I was in New Orleans for a quick family trip last week, and it thrilled me to the tips…
Game Day the New Orleans Way
Photos courtesy of Zatarain’s About 5 months ago, I was contacted by the nice people at the ad agency for Zataran’s to come up with some fun crafty-type activities to use for Mardi Gras-themed football parties, seeing how Super Bowl is in New Orleans this year. I was super excited to do this, and was…