Articles tagged: Mardi Gras
Recipe: Traditional take on the classic red beans and rice
Posted: Feb 09, 2013ALISON LADMAN, Associated Press It seems just about everyone with a Louisiana pedigree has a secret recipe for making the region's signature dish — red beans and rice. Which makes it a bit like chili ... Read more »
recipe: Make a King Cake Shake for Mardi Gras
Posted: Feb 21, 2012Today is a day of consummate indulgence before a period of penitence. Never fear the fat or calories, just relinquish yourself to the sugar! Read more »
recipe: Muffaletta (New Orleans Meat and Olive Sandwich) is the sandwich that defines New Orleans
Posted: Feb 20, 2012The new dinnerFeed web site is a lean, mean fighting machine! The party’s in full swing, and by party, I mean the ultimate party: Mardi Gras, that crazy festive season before Lent when participants joyfully ... Read more »
Recipe: The sweet taste of New Orleans: warm beignets
Posted: Feb 19, 2012ALISON LADMAN, For The Associated Press It may look like a doughnut. It may be filled or glazed like a doughnut. It may even be cooked like a doughnut. But don't call it a doughnut. ... Read more »
recipe: Rocco DiSpirito trims a Cajun dish for Fat Tuesday
Posted: Feb 18, 2012Just in time for Mardi Gras, Rocco DiSpirito gives a the traditionally high-fat Cajun classic jambalaya a healthy makeover. Thanks to a zero-calorie rice-like product and various other nips and tucks, the result has lots ... Read more »
Have Mardi Gras at home with these Louisiana-inspired dishes
Posted: Mar 04, 2011Tuesday (March 8) is Mardi Gras, and the forecast here in Ann Arbor calls for clouds and temperatures in the low 30s, which does not exactly lend itself to thoughts of festivals and outlandishness. But, ... Read more »
Winter storm warning over in Washtenaw County
Posted: Feb 22, 2010The winter storm that blew through Washtenaw County today is over, leaving behind more than 9 inches of snow for road crews and residents to plow and shovel aside. The storm warning that went into ... Read more »
WIth slideshow: Bourbon Street Beckons at Washtenaw Community College Foundation fundraiser
Posted: Feb 16, 2010The Washtenaw Community College Foundation held its 25th annual Mardi Gras fundraiser celebration, "Bourbon Street Beckons," at the college on Feb. 6. Many contributed, including WCC culinary staff, 7 guest chefs, students, college staff and ... Read more »
It's Pannenkoeken Dag - celebrate with your favorite pancake
Posted: Feb 16, 2010The Dutch have long had a love affair with the pancake, from the bite-sized, puffy poffertjes to the plate-sized sweet or savory pancakes often eaten for dinner. But the day the Dutch really get their ... Read more »
It's Mardi Gras day!
Posted: Feb 16, 2010Paczki are not the only things available on today's pre-Lenten menu, even if they are a requisite item. If we're going to indulge (and even though I won't be giving anything up for Lent, I'm ... Read more »
Peggy Lampman's Tuesday dinnerFeed: Muffaletta (New Orleans olive & meat sandwich)
Posted: Feb 16, 2010When traveling with friends and family, experience has taught me to have the group sign off on a "book of rules" before making travel arrangements. We must agree that no offense be taken at those ... Read more »
food & drink: Take a culinary trip to New Orleans with a Mardi Gras jambalaya
Posted: Feb 13, 2010"New Orleans food is as delicious as the less criminal forms of sin." - Mark Twain Whether it's called Shrove Tuesday, Carnaval, Mardi Gras, Paczki Day or Pancake Day, many cultures set aside the day ... Read more »
Peggy Lampman's Friday dinnerFeed: Chicken tchoupitoulas redux
Posted: Feb 12, 2010"To Peggy: Good cookin' Good lovin'! ". That's what he wrote in the dust jacket of my newly purchased cookbook. "He" being the venerable master of Cajun cooking, Paul Prudomme; the book being "Chef Paul ... Read more »
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