Not able to make it down to The Big Easy this year for Mardi Gras? Not sure you would even want to if you could? Well you don’t have to miss out on all the fun, in fact, if you invite the right friends over, I’m sure you can have as much fun celebrating at home as you would on Bourbon Street… well, almost.
Now that we have kids, the debauchery that is Bourbon Street during Mardi Gras may be put on the back burner, but it doesn’t mean you can’t still have a good time, make this Fat Tuesday full of family fun..
First up. Food. Choosing food for the event shouldn’t be too difficult when you factor in all of the choices that you get from NOLA. Try some Jambalaya, Gumbo, Etouffee, Po-boys, Red Beans and Rice, or Muffuletta’s, are you hungry yet? I’ll leave you with just one more option.. Shrimp and Grits. For dessert, try your hand at duplicating some Cafe Du Monde Beignets, or you could have some more fun by seeing who gets the baby in the King Cake. If you don’t want to try and make one, you can pick one up from your local Publix.
Of course it wouldn’t be a Mardi Gras celebration without the signature drink… The Hurricane. Why not let the kiddos in on the fun with this Virgin Hurricane Recipe, put it in a fun glass, with an umbrella, then make a not so virgin recipe for the adults. Sit back and you’ll swear you can hear the dueling pianos…. Oh wait, that’s dueling 4 year olds… Sorry!
Now for the real fun, dig out the dress up box. Find all of those feathered boas, crazy hats, glasses and the beads you’ve saved from Mardi Gras past. Don’t worry, no one has to know how you earned them..
Then, set up a parade route through the house and have the kiddos march in a parade while playing some festive music, if you’re feeling super crazy, throw some beads or Moonpies of your own.
Tell us how you celebrate with your family, do you have any Mardi Gras traditions we should know about?
