Mardis Gras Party Ideas

Happy Mardis Gras!!! 

It's that time of year. This is a long blog post, trying to make up for my lack of posting. I am sorry just "life has gotten in my way" Here are a few ideas from Pinterest of awesome Mardis Gras ideas. the top picture is amazing and can be made from different size King Cakes. King Cakes are so good and available throughout Louisiana everywhere, or if you are not in the South, time to get baking!

an easy idea for a place setting...beads!!!!!

couldn't find the recipe, but it looks like a pasta salad with all the right colors!

easy idea for near your front door...welcome to our Mardis Gras Party!

enough said...Wine bottles and beads

chocolate covered pretzels, Purple, green and gold!

chocolate covered strawberries

Mardis Gras Monkey Bread

recipe HERE from Spicy Southern Kitchen

Mardis Gras Jello Shots

click HERE from Chez Helene Cookbook

King Cake "Bubble Up"

click HERE from Plain Chicken

King Cake Cupcakes

click HERE from Kennedy Adventures

The last three photos are from our own Bayou Home

 and as you see we are ready for Mardis Gras!

See you at the Parades!

Mardi Gras Monkey Bread (Better than King Cake!)

It's almost Mardi Gras time (next week to be exact)...time to get ready to celebrate!

SpicySouthernKitchen.com shares her super yummy idea!

Monkey Bread is awesome on it's own, now add frosting and sprinkles Mardi Gras style!

Her recipe is very easy using refrigerated biscuits and is super yummy!!!

Traditional King Cakes are very dry and are basically bread with icing, this monkey bread is sweet and good all the way through. You can always add the traditional plastic baby to this cake. The tradition is a small plastic baby, representing baby Jesus, is baked inside the cake. Whoever gets the piece of cake with the baby, is supposed to provide the cake for the next get together.

Click HERE for recipe.

Laissez les bons temps rouler!

(Let the good times roll)