mardi gras
Simple King Cake Bread Pudding
You need king cake bread pudding in your life…because regular ‘ol king cake just won’t do it! Danielle Granger Nava of @showmeyournola shares her Simple King Cake Bread Pudding recipe just in time for all your Mardi Gras and Super Bowl festivities! This recipe will IMPRESS & SEDUCT!
My Favorite King Cake in Nola!
If I had a dollar every time someone asked me where they should order a king cake from in New Orleans!
After a recent nudge from my friend (thanks Jess!) who couldn’t find my recommendation on this here website, I realized that I need to just come clean and declare my favorite. For the record though, I highly recommend trying as many king cakes you can this season to declare your own winner!
Top 10 King Cake Spin-offs Concoctions
It’s just like New Orleans to take something decadent and make it extravagant. That’s exactly what this city has done with the popular and traditional King Cake. The original King Cake is simple cinnamon bread with icing, purple, green and gold sprinkles on top. Then somewhere along the way, fillings were added: cream cheese, Bavarian […] Read more…
The Perfect Mardi Gras Playlist
A good playlist is essential for any party, and Mardi Gras is the biggest party in the world! I have hand selected my top 25 songs to create the Perfect Mardi Gras Playlist. Feel free to listen year round, though, as it will come in handy when you’re having Mardi Gras withdrawals or even if you’re just having an overwhelming sense of pride and love for New Orleans. I promise it’ll get you movin’ 365 days out of the year!
My Favorite {New Orleans} Things
Let’s talk shop. I love spoiling the ones I love with thoughtful gifts. Don’t get me wrong, I love receiving them too, but I am one of those people who thoroughly enjoys going all out for Christmas presents. It’s my favorite time of year to show my friends and family how much I love them. As I get older, I appreciate the thoughtfulness and presentation more and more too. The time and thought that goes into finding that one thing that perfectly fits their personality, wants, needs, desires (ok I need to calm down) all wrapped up in my latest gift wrapping pinsperations…and then the joy on their face…it’s just priceless and oh-so worth it! It’s truly a gift for me as much as it is for them!