Mardi Gras/Carnival Recipes

"Herby, spicy shrimp with a kick, in a buttery-beer "sauce". Fast, easy and delicious, serve as an appetizer, or a dinner over rice or with lots of crusty French bread to soak up all the tasty, herbalicious sauce!"

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Ingredients: dried basil, shrimp...

"Boursin-style cheese can easily be made at home. Not just more economical, but fresher and tastier. Rub all the dried herbs used between your fingers before adding."

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Ingredients: chives, cream cheese...

"In 1921, a German born clockmaker quit his well respected job to open a popcorn stand in Chicago’s Wicker Park District. The clockmaker’s typical fare was freshly popped popcorn drizzled with warm butter and sprinkled with salt; but his favorite, and most beloved popcorn, was his caramel coated popcorn. The recipe he used to make it was given to him..."

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Ingredients: margarine, salt, vanilla...

"This is the recipe I like to use for my taco meat and we love it."

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Ingredients: cumin, garlic powder...

"My favorite sticky, ooey, falling apart spareribs, also included is a recipe for my famous homemade sauce!"

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Ingredients: cider vinegar, lager beer...

"You can make these easily at home by using a package of ravioli. We like to use other types of ravioli for this dish. From Copykat.com (http://www.copykat.com)"

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Ingredients: eggs, garlic salt...

"The famous Chicken Marbella from the Silver Palate Cookbook. This recipe has been bringing down the house for years and I have made serious adaptations to it, fine-tuning it to suit our taste and make it a little more practical. I like to serve this with cous-cous and a big green salad."

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Ingredients: coarse salt, dried apricots...

"This yummy potato salad is a favorite of mine...Every time I bring it to a get together, I am asked for the recipe...Try it and see for yourself!"

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Ingredients: chives, cider vinegar...

"An interesting change from guacamole, served directly on tortilla chips or crackers. Add more hot pepper sauce for a bigger kick if you want! You can leave it plain or add one of the suggested toppings below. From Food and Drink Magazine."

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Ingredients: salt & freshly ground black pepper, coriander sprigs...

"After making this for the office Mardi Gras party, I got requests to make this for birthdays, baseball's opening day, everything and anything. The dough, from Southern Living, is very rich and easy to work. The cream cheese filling is wonderful! I usually make the frosting all yellow, coloring the sugars the three colors. You can adjust the amount of..."

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Ingredients: cream cheese, eggs...

"Non-alcoholic punch that works well with so many menus- fiestas, outdoor grilling, beach parties etc.. Throw in a pinata for lots of fun!"

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Ingredients: carbonated lemon-lime beverage, frozen lemonade concentrate...