Join the Celebration: Feasting on Shrimp Gumbo for Mardi Gras!

Growing up, we had this recipe a lot – usually whenever we went to visit my grandmother (a.k.a. “MorMor”) in the D.C. area – and it is one of my favorites whenever I am a little homesick or, like now, when it is Carnival season! Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, is next week so I’m…

Order Up: Serving Mythical Monsters at the Cryptid Cafe

It’s the start of your shift and customers are already waiting so jump right in as the lines are getting longer and the food is getting cold! Welcome to the Cryptid Cafe, where a wide variety of guests with different appetites come to eat. Here you will find wendigos, chupacabras, yetis, sea monsters, and more,…

Melting Away the Winter Blues With Flavored Meeple Marshmallows!

It may be the middle of January, but for a lot of us, that means that Winter is really just getting started. As the temperatures continue to drop, rain and snow showers come and go, and the cabin fever really starts to set in, I find myself drinking more and more hot chocolate…with extra marshmallows….