Holiday Planning & Ideas

Mardi Gras

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.

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Cajun Jambalaya

Mardi gras decorations in New Orleans

How to Throw a Mardi Gras Party

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One-Pot Shrimp Boil with Corn and Potatoes

gumbo shrimp okra peppers

17 Mardi Gras Recipes to Help You Celebrate Fat Tuesday

People walk on colorful Bourbon Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans during the Mardi Gras festival

A History of Mardi Gras—Plus, How New Orleans Became the Place to Celebrate

Quick Jambalaya

buttermilk pancakes

This Is Why People Eat Pancakes on Fat Tuesday

Chrusciki with Mrs. Kostyra

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16 Mardi Gras Desserts That Will Transport You to New Orleans

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Shrimp Maque Choux

Emeril's Classic Seafood Gumbo

Martha's Beignets

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Cajun Dirty Rice

gumbo shrimp okra peppers

Crawfish Etouffee

Creole-Spiced Fried Chicken

Bananas Foster Split

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Martha's Sazerac

Baby Carrots with Spring Onions

Baby Carrots with Spring Onions

Glazed Profiteroles

Louisiana-Style Shrimp Boil

Blueberry Beignets

Emeril's Shrimp and Avocado Salad with New Orleans-Style Remoulade Sauce and Baby Greens

Chocolate-Chicory Logs

Fried Oysters

Basic Shrimp Stock

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General Oglethorpe's Shrimp and Grits

Bananas Foster with Cinnamon

Shrimp and Crab Gumbo

Cajun Kebabs with Chicken and Andouille

Bloody Mary

Frozen Bloody Marys

Smothered Shrimp and Andouille over Stone-Ground Grits

Slow-Cooked Louisiana Shrimp and Grits

Ti Adelaide Martin and Lally Brennan's Sazerac

Southern Sazerac

Sazerac Cocktail

Cornmeal-Crusted Oyster and Black-Eyed Pea Salad with Jalapeno Dressing

Chilled Corn-and Crayfish Soup with Creme Fraiche and Chives

Shrimp Po'Boys with Remoulade Sauce

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Allen Katz's Sazerac

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