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1 Gumbo, Jambalaya, Etouffee: What's the Difference?
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2 Come Party With Me: Mardi Gras — Menu
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3 'Wich of the Week: Muffuletta
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4 For Fat Tuesday or Any Monday: Red Beans and Rice
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5 Get Flashy With Your Mardi Gras Decor
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6 Fast & Easy Dinner: Shrimp and Pancetta on Polenta
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8 Yummy Links: From In-N-Out Burgers to Easy-Bake Ovens
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9 'Wich of the Week: Hot Muffuletta
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10 Come Party With Me: Mardi Gras Bash - Invitations
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11 Name That Dish!
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12 Celebrate Fat Tuesday With Quick Shrimp Étouffée
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13 Come Party With Me: Mardi Gras Bash - Menu (Savory Appetizers)
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14 Off to Market Recap: Party Glasses
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15 Savory Sight: Belated King Cake
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16 Come Party With Me: Mardi Gras Bash - Menu (Sweet Appetizers)
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17 Off to Market: Party Glasses
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18 Meatless Monday Meets Mardi Gras With Vegetable Gumbo
It's Fat Tuesday, and that means the Mardi Gras party is under way! With all the Carnival celebrations around the world, there are plenty of opportunities for stars to get wild. Gisele Bundchen got in on the action in Rio last year while Matthew McConaughey, Britney Spears, Kate Hudson, and others have participated in the festival fun from Brazil to New Orleans in the past as well. Click through Read more
Happy Shrove Tuesday, Mardi Gras, and Fat Tuesday! Lent begins tomorrow, on Ash Wednesday, so today people around the world are celebrating (and have been celebrating all month) with Carnival events, parades, and general merriment and indulgences on Mardi Gras, French for "Fat Tuesday." So get in on the fun and the culture with a peek at the world celebrating Mardi Gras season this year and learn Read more
Happy Fat Tuesday! On this last day of Mardi Gras before Ash Wednesday, I wanted to explore some ways to take the celebration home. Even if you can't make it to New Orleans, you can embrace the traditions of the holiday and city with some fun decorating ideas. Keep clicking for a few DIYs, independent designs, and other decorating tips that embrace the feel and look of Mardi Gras. Read more
Welcome to Fat Tuesday — aka Mardi Gras! If you aren't able make it to the French Quarter to celebrate with beads and beers, bring the occasion to your own home today with a few Cajun and Creole classics — as well as a few contemporary riffs on traditional New Orleans fare. Here are some of our favorites. Read more
In New Orleans, red beans and rice are a weekly tradition, typically served on Mondays. I love to eat them every year on Fat Tuesday. But one thing remains a constant: a hearty meal slow-cooked on laundry day. Historically, Monday was wash day in early 1900s Louisiana. The laundry took all day, so women would cook the beans and meat while the laundry dried. Today, most restaurants in New Orleans Read more
Happy Mardi Gras! Feast on New Orleans favorites far beyond Fat Tuesday by stocking your kitchen with these local food favorites. Online you can find a surprising number of New Orleans delicacies — from hot sauce and seasoning blends to beignets and café au laits — and they're ready to be shipped straight to your belly. Check out my 10 favorite New Orleans food essentials to fill the Read more
It's called Fat Tuesday for a reason, right? Mardi Gras celebrations are known for being over-the-top indulgent, but if that's not your style, not to worry — you can still enjoy all the flavors of New Orleans without all the calories. In honor of today's celebration, we've put together a menu of healthier versions of classic New Orleans and Southern dishes. Read on for the recipes! Read more
About two years ago, it seemed that every bistro and gastropub in San Francisco, CA, began offering some kind of fried dough on its dessert menu, and whether it was called a doughnut, beignet, fritter, or funnel cake, the formula was about the same: a few airy puffs deep-fried to perfection and served with the chef's choice of sweet accompaniments. Turns out there's a reason for this dessert's Read more
While Bourbon Street isn't the most family-friendly destination, there's plenty of Mardi Gras-themed fun to have at home with your kiddos. Get in the Mardi Gras spirit with these six crafty, yummy, and fun ways to celebrate. Laissez les bons temps rouler! Source: Flickr User Mark Gstohl and Flickr User Chuck Yeager Read more
When you think of Mardi Gras, beads, bourbon, and parades may come to mind, but the holiday is a big deal in lots of places oceans away from New Orleans. The lead up to Mardi Gras is known as Carnival, so the worldwide celebrations from Rio to Venice are actually all part of the same big global party. Whatever you call it, though, the week is the world's time for some of the most fabulous makeup, Read more
