Mardi Gras Destination Potluck
I hit up my local dollar store and bought a ton of beads (because what is Mardi Gras without beads?) and both decorated with them and handed them out to people. I also picked up masks and boas.
I also bought some fun street signs and banners, because I really wanted a party vibe. It’s not a bead-laden
tree in Nola, but that’s okay. I think I did a decent job of doing it on a smaller scale.
I also ordered a Steamboat Natchez backdrop, because the river is one of my favorite things. I pinned it up behind the table.
Now, you can’t go to Nola and not have a muffuletta sandwich. It’s basically, prociutto, salami, mozzarella, provolone, and an olive spread. In order to make this for a crowd, I opted for the pinwheel version with croissant dough. I cheated and bought olive bruschetta spread. With so many heavy foods coming, I wanted a veggie and did this maque choux, a Cajun corn dish.
I’ll tell you what: if you have any sort of southern feast and it doesn’t include cornbread, did you even eat southern food? Our friend, Linda, brought both spicy and regular cornbread. Yum!
It’s traditional that King Cake is served for Mardi Gras. It’s a basic yeasty cinnamon cake, which can be kind of bland, so I made mini ones with cinnamon rolls and then used colored sugar to make them festive.
As always, you gotta have a baby inside your cake. The person who finds it in their slice (or, in this case, mini cake) will have luck and prosperity for the coming year and they pass it on the next year by throwing the next party and/or baking the next cake. You can also use a coin or a bean. Just make sure your guests know it’s a possibility, so they aren’t surprised.
I like people to learn things when they come to our house. I printed out some fun facts about Mardi Gras food, history, and parades and pinned them up around the kitchen and living room. We’ll be trying to do a trivia game for our next one to see if that works even better.
How do you celebrate Mardi Gras?
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