Laissez les bons temps roulez!

(Editorial from some New Orleans paper--the Times-Picayune, I think)...It's that time again: that wonderful, crazy, colorful, crowded, happy, mixed-up but glorious time when all New Orleans forgets itself for a day, lets its hair down, puts on a rubber nose, a funny hat, and walks around laughing at the silly people ( Read more... )

Busy week. Lots of running around. I'm preparing for the Mardi Gras party Tuesday and Lori did the sweetest thing, she paid for the order I'd placed for the hurricane mix, the Zatarain's and Tony Chachere gumbos and red beans and rice, and the geaux cups. She paid for the whole order, and originally we were just going to split it--so sweet! She ( Read more... )

Today is January 6, and y'all know what that means--Carnival Season has begun! Mark your calendars for February 16, Mardi Gras 2010! Laissez les bons temps roulez and see y'all here on the 16th!


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So Lori and I had our inaugural party on Mardi Gras and it turned out very well. People started arriving right at 8 when I was, naturally, running behind and trying to get dressed. I put on a lil' black dress with purple, green and gold eyes and lips, and a similarly-colored mask. Lori spent a lot of time in the kitchen cooking and I was parked ( Read more... )

Happy Mardi Gras!Everybody say a little prayer for that beautiful city on the river with its unique, crumbling beauty and charm and culture. And I expect to see y'all at Chez Green/Garrabrant tonight for hurricanes, beads and King Cake ( Read more... )

So I had a Mardi Gras party last week that went well--we had real hurricanes with Pat O'Brien's mix (they do not taste the same if you make them from scratch--you need that Red Dye No. 7 chemical high), shrimp gumbo, two kinds of red beans and rice (spicy vegetarian and with sausage), Cajun dip and homemade King Cake. This year for the King Cake I ( Read more... )

Laissez les bons temps roulez!

(Editorial from some New Orleans paper--the Times-Picayune, I think)...It's that time again: that wonderful, crazy, colorful, crowded, happy, mixed-up but glorious time when all New Orleans forgets itself for a day, lets its hair down, puts on a rubber nose, a funny hat, and walks around laughing at the silly people ( Read more... )

...It's that time again: that wonderful, crazy, colorful, crowded, happy, mixed-up but glorious time when all New Orleans forgets itself for a day, lets its hair down, puts on a rubber nose, a funny hat, and walks around laughing at the silly people in their crazy costumes ( Read more... )