Ohhhh…if you know the mama at all, you know a few things:
1. I minored in French, so any excuse to use a French term or phrase is a happy occasion for me!
2. My family will use any excuse to throw a party!
3. The more glitter the better is my motto in life!
4. And I’m packing and moving this week and next! (Yikes!)
So, what do these 4 things have in common? Well…today is Mardi Gras (point 1), and I think we should celebrate (point 2) with the rest of New Orleans (point 3) but I’m swamped with moving, so I’m going to cheat and show you how to do it the easy way (point 4).
For dinner tonight, you should totally whip up a yummy batch of my Jambalaya. It will do New Orleans proud!
And for dessert…
You should borrow this recipe I found from Martha Stewart for King Cake.
Don’t you worry…the mama might be packing and boxing up stuff today but I’m wearing my purple sparkly eyeliner and a strand of beads. Nothing stops this gal from celebrating a holiday!
Happy Mardi Gras!
And PS: my Valentine’s recipe extravaganza starts tomorrow morning! Check back!
Aubs says
You're so fun! I just found out yesterday that some of the schools in this area get out of school for mardi gras!! ha! they were out yesterday & today!! i guess in texas we got out for the county fair and here they get out for mardi gras!! wish i was there so i could bring you a starbucks drink and help ya pack! 😉
The Dose of Reality says
I genuinely feel like packing and moving is the WORST! My hat is off to you if you make anything other than a call to Domino's for pizza! 😉 My hubby would love this entire meal…looks like I better get to work!
Can't wait for the Valentine recipes tomorrow! 🙂
Kristin Gregory says
Your Jambalaya looks absolutely delicious!
I'll definitely be making this sometime in the week. But tonight will be about PANACAKES! Yum. Who can resist Pancake Day, am I right?
Good luck with the move 🙂 I look forward in hearing how everything goes
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Ashley says
Funny, I've got that jambalaya in my crockpot and we're making super easy mini king cakes today too!!!
taylor casto says
so much fun!!!! happy mardi gras!!
xo,Taylor
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jojo says
Thanks for the dinner inspiration! Got this thrown together in no time and dinner was a success! enjoy the quick and easy recipes you share…not to mention the bachelor commentary!