Mardi Gras Recipes

Buckwheat Blinis with Salmon Roe

Cooking Time: 25m

Looking for an easy but impressive looking appetizer? These Buckwheat Blinis with Salmon Roe are perfect for your holiday gathering. Cute mini pancakes made with fabulously earthy buckwheat flour topped with crème fraîche and briny salmon roe. Arrange these bites on a large platter, and you are set for the...

February 13, 2023

Top 10 Pancake Day Recipes

1. Cracker Barrel-Style Pancakes. These Cracker Barrel-Style Pancakes are my take on the famous restaurant chain’s classic pancakes. Cracker Barrel serves traditional Southern comfort food and what is more comforting than pancakes? Especially light and fluffy ones with crisp edges! I make these by mixing buttermilk, melted butter and eggs...

February 22, 2022

TOP 10 Mardi Gras Recipes

1. King Cake. So, what goes into making a King Cake for Mardi Gras? A giant vanilla cake is with a butter, brown sugar and ground cinnamon layer filling between and topped with a colorful, Mardi Gras inspired almond frosting with purple, green and yellow food coloring and sprinkles. And...

February 9, 2022

Sheet-Pan Shrimp and Sausage Jambalaya

Cooking Time: 23m

Looking for an easy recipe to celebrate Mardi Gras or just a delicious dinner idea? Either way, this Sheet-Pan Shrimp and Sausage Jambalaya is one of those meals that will have you scrapping your plate clean and going back for seconds. And while I love a classic Chicken and Sausage...

February 2, 2022

Mushroom Ham and Goat’s Cheese Pancakes

Cooking Time: 1h

These Mushroom Ham and Goat’s Cheese Pancakes make a regular appearance in my kitchen. These are definitely not just a Pancake Tuesday recipe! They are perfect for lunch while working from home or as a tasty midweek dinner when you’ve had a busy day. Amazing! For a nutritious Shrove Tuesday...

January 27, 2021

Italian Bow Tie Cookies

Cooking Time: 25m

Italian Bow Tie Cookies are fried Italian cookies which are perfect for Mardi Gras. My family loves pancakes, but if I am honest, I am not the biggest fan of them, so these bow tie cookies are a fantastic Pancake Tuesday recipe for me! If you take a look at...

January 22, 2021

Loaded Slow-Cooker Grits

Cooking Time: 3h

This Loaded Slow-Cooker Grits recipe is one of my favorite ways to cook grits. Grits is one of those love it or hate it dishes, but I’m firmly in the love camp! Grits are often served as a breakfast dish but I eat it at all times of the day!...

January 9, 2021

Instant Pot Jambalaya

Cooking Time: 50m

I love my instant pot and this Instant Pot Jambalaya recipe is one of my all time favorites. It’s quick and simple to make and the end result is a perfectly cooked delight! Jambalaya is a popular dish in Louisiana and consists mainly of meat and vegetables mixed with rice....

December 25, 2020

Muffuletta Deviled Eggs

Cooking Time: 30m

This recipe for Muffuletta Deviled Eggs is simple, creamy and delicious. Deviled eggs are a classic party appetizer from the 1970s. They go down a treat at any party I serve them. This recipe is a great combo of olive salad and crispy fried salami. Yum! To make these deviled...

December 22, 2020

Chicken and Sausage Gumbo

Cooking Time: 2h 50m

This Chicken and Sausage Gumbo is a classic Louisiana recipe which I love to make around Mardi Gras. Gumbo is a flavorful stew which combines several varieties of meat or seafood with a sauce or gravy. I like to use a combination of andouille sausage and chicken breasts in my...

December 8, 2020

Au Gratin Potato Casserole

Cooking Time: 1h 25m

This Au Gratin Potato Casserole is one of the easiest casserole recipes I know. The ingredients you need to make it are probably in your freezer or store cupboard right now – a bag of frozen hash browns and a can of cream of mushroom soup and some cornflakes. Make...

December 3, 2020

King Cake for Mardi Gras

Cooking Time: 4h 10m

So, what goes into making a King Cake for Mardi Gras? A giant vanilla cake is with a butter, brown sugar and ground cinnamon layer filling between and topped with a colorful, Mardi Gras inspired almond frosting with purple, green and yellow food coloring and sprinkles. And don’t forget to...

January 29, 2020

Mardi Gras Smoothie

Cooking Time: 15m

This Mardi Gras Smoothie has got it all. Color, flavor, nutrients, inspiration. Using the symbolic colors of green spinach, golden banana and purple blueberries from the Mardi Gras festival mixed together for a handful of vitamins and minerals. Serve this at your own celebration in little shot glasses and get...

January 29, 2020

Moon Rock Bread Pudding

Cooking Time: 1h 10m

If I want to go all out for Mardi Gras, I make this rich and delicious Moon Rock Bread Pudding. It is rich, creamy and chocolatey and any time I make it for dinner guests, they love it and request the recipe. The secret ingredient in this pudding is the...

January 29, 2020

Cajun Chicken Pasta

Cooking Time: 45m

This Cajun Chicken Pasta is a recipe for any home cook, from amateur to professional. Using simple ingredients and simple steps to make a less than simple flavored dish. Get in your daily vegetable portion with a Mardi Gras color array of red and green bell peppers, mushrooms and green...

January 26, 2020

Red Beans and Rice with Ground Beef

Cooking Time: 40m

This Red Beans and Rice with Ground Beef is another Mardi Gras inspired recipe following the color palette design of green, gold for power and justice with a traditional Southern Louisiana twist. A dish that is hearty and filling and something that the whole family will enjoy, from newborn to...

January 26, 2020

Mardi Gras Slaw

Cooking Time: 4h 7m

There is something that sings to me when I hear Mardi Gras Slaw, I’m not sure if it’s the excitement of the party that follows the preparation or that I really do just love this salad so much! Most dishes using symbolic colors of purple, green and gold indicate Mardi...

January 26, 2020

Cajun-Stuffed Chicken

Cooking Time: 45m

This Cajun-Stuffed Chicken is a dish that I make each year without fail for my annual New Orleans inspired Mardi Gras feast. I love to gather a bunch of my oldest friends and family together to eat delicious food and to celebrate the spirit of the New Orleans carnival even...

January 23, 2020

Bread Pudding Recipe

Cooking Time: 2h 5m

This Bread Pudding recipe is based on the bread pudding which was served to me in the Bon Ton Café in downtown New Orleans last time I visited that wonderful city. Their bread pudding was absolutely delicious – raisins, and French bread cooked in a Bourbon laced custard style sauce...

January 23, 2020

New Orleans Beignets

Cooking Time: 5h 5m

These New Orleans Beignets are a great way to bring a taste of New Orleans into your home around Mardi Gras. A beignet is like a square doughnut with no hole and they are typically eaten for breakfast when you can pick them up in cafés and eat them with...

January 23, 2020

Roasted Squash and Parmesan

Cooking Time: 15m

This Roasted Squash and Parmesan recipe is super easy to make because rather than roasting it in the oven, it cooks in 5 minutes in the microwave! Every Mardi Gras, I like to gather some friends at my home and cook a big meal for them. One of the dishes...

January 20, 2020

Cajun Rice Bake

Cooking Time: 1h 10m

Back in college, I started a tradition with my friends and roommates that I would cook up a big feast on Mardi Gras. This Cajun Rice Bake was served at the inaugural meal I made and it has been on the Mardi Gras table ever since. It is bursting with...

January 20, 2020

Creole Potato Salad

Cooking Time: 30m

Just like a Mardi Gras party, this Creole Potato Salad has everything a circus should have. Mardi Gras, also known as “Fat Tuesday” represents the feast or the last night of eating rich, fatty and oily foods before the ritual fasting of the Lenten season. With a range of symbolic...

January 20, 2020

Pineapple, Avocado and Bean Salsa

Cooking Time: 5m

This Mardi Gras, Mexican Pineapple, Avocado and Bean Salsa has a little bit of everything when it comes to tastes, colors and textures. In the world of Mardi Gras, colors play a huge significance and carry a lot of meaning in food. With this dish, for example, the purple colors...

January 20, 2020

Vegan Jambalaya

Cooking Time: 30m

Vegan Jambalaya is a fantastic healthy vegan dish with an added kick from Tabasco sauce. Jambalaya is a dish which originates in Louisiana and has Spanish, French and West African influences. Traditionally, jambalaya includes sausage and some type of seafood, such as crawfish or shrimp. In this version, I replace...

January 2, 2020

Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya

Cooking Time: 35m

A one-pot wonder of everything good in this Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya. A bowl filled with long grain rice, chicken cubes and sliced andouille sausage, crunched up with red onion, green bell pepper and chopped celery and seasoned with chopped tomatoes, Cajun spice, Turkish bay leaves and chicken stock. A...

September 19, 2019

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