When you think of Mardi Gras, parties and celebration naturally come to mind. Mardi Gras translates to "fat Tuesday," and occurs on the day prior to Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning on the Lenten fast. It's one last day of indulgence before we give up something for Lent. This year, invite some friends and family over and enjoy an uproarious Mardi Gras party.
Begin with the festive decorations. The traditional colors of Mardi Gras are purple, yellow and green, bright shades that beckon the coming of Spring. Set the dining table and buffet table with a black or white tablecloth and then add decorations such as Mardi Gras beads and coins in the three traditional colors. Place candles of purple, gold and green on the dining table as well. Use streamers to decorate the ceiling and put up festive displays with feathers and masks.
For that beautiful floral centerpiece atop your dining table, check out your San Clemente florist or Dana Point florist as they can even give you festive bouquets to decorate other areas of the place. Arrangements like a purple vase with yellow and purple blooms as well as some greenery can be attractive to the eye and can be brilliantly prepared for you by a Carlsbad florist or San Juan Capistrano florist.
As food is surely a highlight in your party make sure you note that counting calories is out when it comes to this night of indulgence. Serving platters of Po Boy sandwiches and Muffaletta sandwiches as well as red beans filled crock pots and rice or gumbo or your jambalaya that's spicy ought to do the trick. Your guests can then get quenched in the big bowl of hurricane punch which you prepared and will serve. For desserts, you can have a plate of beignets, a pot of strong chicory coffee along with the traditional King cake.
Most often you will find the King cake served on the festival of Epiphany but it has also become a special Mardi Gras tradition. This cake is much like a cinnamon roll in New Orleans where it is decorated with icing of purple, gold and green or perhaps glazed with colored sugar as decoration - in yellow, purple and green. What the chef does is to put in a trinket that is usually a small plastic baby. Then the tradition goes on by declaring as the "king" of the day whoever finds the trinket inside the cake which also follows that he or she is the one to provide the King cake the next year.
To make the party even more interesting, have everyone come in masquerade costumes and give an award for the best costume. Don't forget to create a playlist filled with Mardi Gras tunes. There are plenty of great songs written specifically about Mardi Gras, and you can intersperse these tunes with some great New Orleans Jazz.
Begin with the festive decorations. The traditional colors of Mardi Gras are purple, yellow and green, bright shades that beckon the coming of Spring. Set the dining table and buffet table with a black or white tablecloth and then add decorations such as Mardi Gras beads and coins in the three traditional colors. Place candles of purple, gold and green on the dining table as well. Use streamers to decorate the ceiling and put up festive displays with feathers and masks.
For that beautiful floral centerpiece atop your dining table, check out your San Clemente florist or Dana Point florist as they can even give you festive bouquets to decorate other areas of the place. Arrangements like a purple vase with yellow and purple blooms as well as some greenery can be attractive to the eye and can be brilliantly prepared for you by a Carlsbad florist or San Juan Capistrano florist.
As food is surely a highlight in your party make sure you note that counting calories is out when it comes to this night of indulgence. Serving platters of Po Boy sandwiches and Muffaletta sandwiches as well as red beans filled crock pots and rice or gumbo or your jambalaya that's spicy ought to do the trick. Your guests can then get quenched in the big bowl of hurricane punch which you prepared and will serve. For desserts, you can have a plate of beignets, a pot of strong chicory coffee along with the traditional King cake.
Most often you will find the King cake served on the festival of Epiphany but it has also become a special Mardi Gras tradition. This cake is much like a cinnamon roll in New Orleans where it is decorated with icing of purple, gold and green or perhaps glazed with colored sugar as decoration - in yellow, purple and green. What the chef does is to put in a trinket that is usually a small plastic baby. Then the tradition goes on by declaring as the "king" of the day whoever finds the trinket inside the cake which also follows that he or she is the one to provide the King cake the next year.
To make the party even more interesting, have everyone come in masquerade costumes and give an award for the best costume. Don't forget to create a playlist filled with Mardi Gras tunes. There are plenty of great songs written specifically about Mardi Gras, and you can intersperse these tunes with some great New Orleans Jazz.
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