What is a King Cake, you ask? I can best describe it as a celebratory confection that is similar to a coffee cake-cinnamon roll hybrid covered with sanding sugar in traditional Mardi Gras colors: green, purple, and yellow. There is much debate as to what, if anything, these delicious desserts should be filled with. The…
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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…