| Laissez les bons temps rouler! (Pronounced: Lay say lay bohn tohn roo lay) It means: Let the Good Times Roll!  |
| Fun Mardi Gras masks and beads! |
I did not do any major cooking. Mind you, I can make a mean Gumbo; but Mardi Gras was pulled together with ease this year.
Menu: Hurricanes, Jambalaya & King Cake
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| The Hubs made the drinks utilizing this recipe...with a few changes. |
The Hubs added more pineapple juice...the reason: well, no one light a match!!!
This is the less flammable drink:
2 ounces of rum, 1 ounce of Grand Marnier, 6 ounces of pineapple juice, and a splash of grenadine in the bottom of the glass
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| Look! Those Disney glasses did get reused after all! |
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| This is such a fun drink! |
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| Jambalaya with lots of cheese. Hit it hard with some Franks Red Hot and its perfect! |
On a Tuesday night after work, I had neither the time nor the inclination to make my own roux for a home-made gumbo, nor tackle jambalaya from scratch.
Instead, I bought a box. Yes- I used Zatarans. (Gasp!) And I added sausage, Chicken and Crab.And you know what, it tasted great and it was ready in 25 minutes! No judging;-)
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| Remy was enjoying some Mardi Gras! The colors of Mardi Gras are purple, green and gold. I read that they were chosen in 1872 to honor the visiting Russian Grand Duke Alexis Alexis Alexandrovich Romanoff, whose house colors were purple, green and gold (mardigrasneworleans.com). |
Purple represents Justice; Green represents Faith; Gold represents Power.
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| I bought this King Cake at Publix. It was really delicious! |
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| Ok...they came complete, with creepy baby figures... |
Mardigrasneworleans.com says that the traditions of Mardi Gras are connected to the epiphany...or the arrival of the three kings to see the baby Jesus. The king cake is in honor of the three kings.
The baby (in the past it was porcelain or gold), now just a plastic toy, is inserted into the cake.
The "lucky" winner of the baby (meaning the one who finds it in their piece of cake) gets to host the party and/or brings the cake next year.
We did not keep these plastic babies or insert them into the cake. Mostly, we just stared at them and talked about how creepy they looked...
We finished dinner with a slice of our King Cake, a French Press and watched The Princess and the Frog...a movie with "man-catchin' begniets" and a "Mardi Gras weddin'".
The cats showed some interest at King Cake time...
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| Remy (in the foreground) was very hopeful. Being the eldest, and biggest cat in the Cunningham home he thought I said "King Cat" not "King Cake" and therefore thought the King Cat received the King Cake. |
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| Very hopeful... |
We caught him before he helped himself to some cake.
Other than Remy's disappointment in not receiving his own slice of cake, we had a fun time!
At Party City, I found plastic beads for 29 cents and masks for $1.99. The bakery King Cake (with creepy babies) was only $5.99 at Publix.
This was a very easy and affordable celebration.
I love celebrating! I love finding reasons to celebrate!
There has been such sadness, loss and grief in the news and around the world. I'm sad, and grieve, and pray. I also know that these grievous things do not last forever, and there are sometimes that it is important to celebrate, to remember hope, and goodness, and life!
May the Joy of the Lord be your strength, and may you rest in His (Jesus') Love for you!!!
La Bonne Vie Y'all!!!
Oscar Night is coming! I really care very little about the show, but I'm very excited about the food! Stay tuned!
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