Some call it Carnival, but in New Orleans the festive celebration is called Mardi Gras, and it's always a party--a big party. The season of Carnival starts on the Feast of the Epiphany, January 6, and culminates on the day before Ash Wednesday, otherwise known as "Fat Tuesday," which in French is "Mardi Gras." It is considered the last hurrah of feast and revelry before the start of Lent, with its 30 days of fasting.
Cajun Jambalaya
Cajun Jambalaya
1 hr 10 mins
one-pot shrimp boil recipe on a platter
One-Pot Shrimp Boil with Corn and Potatoes
40 mins
gumbo shrimp okra peppers
17 Mardi Gras Recipes to Help You Celebrate Fat Tuesday
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Quick Jambalaya
1 hr
buttermilk pancakes
This Is Why People Eat Pancakes on Fat Tuesday
two bowls of shrimp maque choux
Shrimp Maque Choux
40 mins
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Bananas Foster Split
15 mins
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Grasshopper
5 mins
sazarac in rocks glass on black plate
Martha's Sazerac
5 mins
Baby Carrots with Spring Onions
Baby Carrots with Spring Onions
50 mins
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Basic Shrimp Stock