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folklaur
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Posted: Feb 21 2009 at 1:16pm \| IP Logged

I just foud out that the awesome bakery near my house (where I can get authentic NY/NJ Black & White Cookies) is doing King's Cakes for Mardi Gras.

I am excited. And needed to share.

Anyone else doing anything fun for Tuesday?

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Posted: Feb 21 2009 at 6:45pm \| IP Logged

I get together with one other family and we have a very fat tuesday lunch with the kids. This year, they are coming here and we will make masks and have a little parade. Lots of fun.

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Posted: Feb 21 2009 at 9:19pm \| IP Logged

When I was a young teen we lived in the suburbs of New Orleans. I so miss the excitement of the parades and parties leading up to Mardi Gras! It's hard to recapture that anyplace else in the country.

I have tried to make king cakes in the past, but they've never been as good as the bakery ones we used to get. Your post makes me nostalgic for those days!

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Posted: Feb 23 2009 at 1:35pm \| IP Logged

My husband and I grew up not too far from New Orleans and have spent a good deal of time there. My husband found a wonderful King Cake recipe this year that is delicious. It can be found here:

www.gumbopages.com/food/dessert/king-cake.html

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Posted: Feb 23 2009 at 2:10pm \| IP Logged

We're just doing yummy dinner. My husband is going to make us french toast-- a slight variation on pancakes! :)

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Posted: Feb 23 2009 at 2:11pm \| IP Logged

Pancake dinner here...in multiple shifts due to baseball, baseball, baseball, and soccer! :-)

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Posted: Feb 23 2009 at 2:15pm \| IP Logged

Someone recommended this quick and easy recipe:

Emeril's Quick King Cake Recipe #151532 using crescent rolls.

I think I figured out why pancakes and fried doughnut type foods are popular on Carnivale/Mardi Gras/Shrove Tuesday/Fat Tuesday

. You just don't have them hanging around the next day, Ash Wednesday, calling and tempting you while you are fasting and abstaining.

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