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...

"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...

"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...

"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...

"Terrific with anything grilled, this slaw is easy to prepare, as well as delicious and beautiful. It's great for summer barbecues."

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Ingredients: cilantro, creamy peanut butter...

"Give your life a kick! Use this mixture for barbecue or blackened steaks, shrimp, ribs, chicken, blackened fish, cajun soups, gumbos or sauces."

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Ingredients: fresh coarse ground black pepper, cumin...

"I got this out of my mother's cookbook. It is so good y'all have to try."

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Ingredients: crackers, cream cheese...

"They will never guess that this is made with soup! This is not spicy. Serve tossed with Bowtie pasta. I prefer a generous coating on my pasta. Eat with french bread or other warm rolls."

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Ingredients: crawfish, cream of mushroom soup...

"The Colonel was in the kitchen one day and had an idea what to do with the potatoes that he had and he came up with the Potato Wedges. The used to be made fresh but due to the invention of the frozen fry they are sent to the stores frozen and ready to cook."

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Ingredients: pepper, eggs, garlic powder...

"There is nothing better then the smell of Southern biscuits baking in the kitchen. When they hit the table piping hot they are sure to disappear as quickly as they appeared. This recipe makes an excellent base for Strawberry Shortcake! Just increase the sugar to 2 Tablespoons (optional) and whip up some cream with a dash of vanilla extract and slice..."

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Ingredients: lard, salt, sugar...