Get ready to party, because next Tuesday, March 4th, is Mardi Gras! But you can start celebrating this weekend by preparing New Orleans-style creole foods. Prepare sweet treats like, beignets, king cake, bananas foster, and pecan pralines. Cook up flavorful dishes like, gumbo, jambalaya, crawfish etouffee, shrimp etouffee, shrimp po’ boys, red beans and rice, and pan-fried fish for lunch and dinner. Did you know that the first American Mardi Gras occurred on March 3, 1699? French explorers Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville and Sieur de Bienville landed on what is now present-day New Orleans, Louisiana. Shortly afterwards, the explorers held a small celebration to commemorate the occasion and dubbed their landing spot Point du Mardi Gras. Prepare a Creole feast for Mardi Gras with our recipe collection.

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