Learn How To Make A Traditional New Orleans King Cake For Mardi Gras

If you won't be able to make it to New Orleans for Mardi Gras, you don't have to miss out on all the amazing culinary treats available. One of the favorites is the King Cake, which is in a way really like a large cinnamon roll or pastry. 

It's usually topped with icing in the bright Mardi Gras colors of purple, green and gold. Also many people also include a small plastic doll in the image of baby Jesus. That's in celebration of the three Wise Men that visited Jesus on the the Twelth Night after Christmas.

In the video below you can check out how to make your own King Cake from scratch.

   

Or if you want to have one of the Traditional King Cakes by Nonna Randazzos - Shipped in Protective Box like the one pictured above, click here to shop now!

Thanks for visiting! Stayed tuned for more Mardi Gras fun!

Video credit: The Sweet Spot with Kirk Blouin

Sondra Carpenter

The Mardi Gras Girl

Mardi Gras Season And Parades Start On January 6 Known As The Twelfth Night

January 6 is the Twelfth Night which means the beginning of the Mardi Gras or Carnival Season. 

Less than two weeks after Christmas, New Orleans starts the celebration of the Twelfth Night. 

January 6th is referred to as the Feast of the Epiphany, when the Three Wise Men visited the Christ child. 

The Mardi Gras krewes are also back in action this year and the first parade is January 6th as well. The Krewe of Joan of Arc, also the patron saint of New Orleans, is scheduled to roll out at 7PM. Krewe of Joan of Arc parades that evening in The French Quarter and begins at the corner of Bienville and N. Front Street.

Afterwards the krewes The Société Des Champs Elysée, The Phunny Phorty Phellows who will be followed by The Funky Uptown Krewe will be parading.

For a full schedule of the parade dates, time, locations and krewe descriptions visit: https://www.mardigrasneworleans.com/parades/

Photo credit: Nola.com, Member of Krewe of Joan of Arc in costume.

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Sondra Carpenter

The Mardi Gras Girl

Mardi Gras Day 2022 Falls On March 1

Yes folks, it's almost that time again, before you know it Mardi Gras Day 2022 will be here! Now although the date of Fat Tuesday will be March 1, 2022, the parades are actually going to start next month. 

The first will be on January 6, 2022, we'll be posting more soon and providing a link to the parade schedules as well. Of course with everything going on regarding the pandemic, arrangements for the celebrations are subject to change without notice. 

But make sure you take precautions, be safe, and enjoy!

Sondra Carpenter

The Mardi Gras Girl

Support The Online Fundraiser For Feed The Second Line In New Orleans

Want to announce the launch of the Online Fundraiser for Feed The Second Line, a nonprofit in New Orleans to help provide assistance to culture bearers like Social Aid and Pleasure Clubs, Mardi Gras Indians and brass bands affected by Hurricane Ida. 

It runs from Saturday October 16, 2021 through Sunday October 31, 2021. You'll be able to purchase personal and household items like hand soap, deodorant, lotion and much more and have them delivered to your door throughout the US.

Donations will be made to the organization from sales commissions through the online store. Please shop as often as you'd like and share the link with your family, friends and associates. The main link is https://www.avon.com/fundraiser/hurricaneidareliefnola

You can also share and visit the short link, it redirects to the main site: www.ftslfundraiser.com

Thank you in advance for your support.

Sondra Carpenter

The Mardi Gras Girl

 

Caroline Cotto Now Featuring Her New Song Cherry Red

Caroline Cotto, New Orleans singer/songwriter, presents Cherry Red, a manifesto for freedom, truth and rock n’ roll. In homage to her Puerto Rican heritage as well as their determination, resilience and passion. 

Imagine leaving your country in search for beauty, love and truth. That’s exactly what Caroline Cotto was brave enough to do after her 22nd birthday. She toiled away in the NYC music scene for years before she left to live in Paris and explore Europe for artistic opportunities to enrich her writing and music. She dreamed by the Seine, wrote in cafes and wandered the Louvre for hours. She describes this as her own beautiful version of the Lost Generation. Caroline then lived in London playing bluesand soaking up the history of her rock heroes before moving to New Orleans.

Caroline Cotto is an artist who has thought deeply about her experiences. Her poetic lyrics and soulful voice weave the story of a woman on a journey to her salvation, a woman who has sacrificed the familiar for her dreams, a woman with incessant curiosityand desire to better herself and the world.  

Check out her video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrFJOb4OLNY

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Sondra Carpenter

The Mardi Gras Girl