Bananas Foster Cheesecake

February 22, 2019 | Cheesecakes, Desserts, Mardi Gras

Bananas Foster Cheesecake has a vanilla wafer crust, a creamy banana and rum-flavored filling topped with a bananas foster mixture with sliced bananas and pecans. It's a wonderful cheesecake for a Mardi Gras celebration or a New Orleans-themed party. Banana flavored desserts are among my favorite and they are so southern. This Banana Pudding Cheesecake is ...

Muffaletta Sandwich

February 20, 2019 | Mardi Gras, Sandwiches and Wraps

The Muffaletta Sandwich is a delicious New Orleans sandwich filled with olive salad, cheese, and a variety of meats all on a loaf of Italian bread. Typically the Muffaletta includes ham, salami, mortadella, and capicola. It's similar to an Italian sub and amazingly delicious! The Muffaletta Sandwich originated at Central Grocery in New Orleans in 1906 ...

Olive Salad

February 18, 2019 | Condiments, Mardi Gras

This Olive Salad is the perfect base for a muffaletta sandwich. It's full of garlicky, salty, briny flavor and there are so many ways to use it. There's tons of great flavor in this Olive Salad. I use a combination of black kalamata olives and green olives. I also like lots of roasted red peppers in ...

Irish Cream Poke Cake

February 16, 2019 | Cakes, Desserts, St. Patrick's Day

Irish Cream Poke Cake is a delicously moist poke cake soaked with Irish Cream and topped with an Irish Cream-flavored chocolate whipped cream. It's a wonderful dessert to celebrate St. Patrick's Day with! This cake has lots of chocolate flavor and Irish Cream in the cake batter, the poke cake filling, and the whipped cream frosting. ...

Paul Prudhomme’s Chicken and Tasso Jambalaya

February 14, 2019 | Main Dishes, Mardi Gras

Paul Prudhomme's Chicken and Tasso Jambalaya is a classic cajun dish that is a must make for Mardi Gras. The tasso ham adds wonderful flavor and spice. Paul Prudhomme, who passed away in 2015, was the former executive chef of Commander's Palace. He went on to open K-Paul's in the French Quarter and he was known ...

Crock Pot Creamy Potato Beer Cheese Soup

February 12, 2019 | Slow Cooker, Soups and Stews

Crock Pot Creamy Potato Beer Cheese Soup is a rich, smooth, and creamy soup. It's a hearty and filling meal when served with a loaf of crusty bread. A cup of beer gives this soup wonderful flavor. Use whatever beer you like or have on hand. Fall seasonal beers are perfect. Just don't use a beer ...

Buttermilk Chocolate Cupcakes with Toffee Frosting

February 10, 2019 | Cakes

Chocolate Buttermilk Cupcakes with Toffee Frosting

Buttermilk Chocolate Cupcakes with Toffee Frosting- a moist, tender cupcake topped with a thick, rich, and creamy toffee frosting with a little crunch. These cupcakes are wonderfully decadent. If you are chocolate obsessed, you will love these cupcakes. The buttery toffee crunch makes them even more irresistible. The cupcake batter for these Chocolate Buttermilk Cupcakes with ...

Crock Pot Hawaiian Ribs

February 8, 2019 | Slow Cooker

Crock Pot Hawaiian Ribs are fall off the bone tender and covered in a pienapple-teriyaki based sauce. These ribs cook on LOW for 8 hours so this is a recipe you can leave in the crock pot all day. Then it just takes a few minutes to finish off. You'll make a quick, pineapple-flavored BBQ sauce, ...

Crawfish Queso

February 7, 2019 | Appetizers, Mardi Gras

Crawfish Queso is the ultimate queso for Mardi Gras, gameday or any Mexican meal. This spicy cheese dip is extra creamy and can be made in under 15 minutes. It's the ultimate combo of Cajun and Mexican food! If you can't find crawfish in your area you can use shrimp or crab. Or lobster would be ...