Tag Archives: Mardi Gras

This Week’s Southernism, Tuesday, February 16, 2021

Posted on February 16, 2021 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

“It’s in our soul to have Mardi Gras.” — Arthur Hardy   Mardi Gras Beads: Albert Herring/CC 2.0

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Mardi Gras King Cake with Cream Cheese Filling

Posted on February 15, 2021 by Patsy Brumfield

KING CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FILLING Patsy R. Brumfield, The Southfacin’ Cook Note: I made several King Cakes a few years ago from a recipe by a noted New Orleans chef. It was good but not as good as my … Continue reading →

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This Week’s Southernism, Monday, February 24, 2020

Posted on February 24, 2020 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

“Mobile’s reputation as the birthplace of Mardi Gras in North America does not rest solely on the fact that a few half-starved French colonists observed the pre-Lenten feasts here 300 years ago… In 1852, a group of Mobile “Cowbellians” moved … Continue reading →

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MARDI GRAS LAGNIAPPE

Posted on February 12, 2018 by Gary Wright

 MARDI GRAS LAGNIAPPE by Gary Wright ‘We picked up one excellent word — a word worth traveling to New Orleans to get; a nice limber, expressive, handy word — “lagniappe.”’ — Mark Twain, Life on the Mississippi   Headed to … Continue reading →

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ME OH MY—JAMBALAYA!

Posted on February 22, 2017 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

ME OH MY—JAMBALAYA! by Deborah Fagan Carpenter Mardi Gras! It’s the South’s great party! A prelude to Ash Wednesday and Lent, Mardi Gras originated in Europe, but it began in the U.S. in—still under debate—either New Orleans or Mobile. (In Louisiana … Continue reading →

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Mobile Mardi Gras à la Joe Cain

Posted on February 13, 2017 by Gary Wright

  Mobile Mardi Gras à la Joe Cain By Gary Wright     Often, things are not as they seem; usually, but not always, more so than ever   Joseph Stillwell Cain, Jr. October 10, 1832–April 17, 1904 Widely known … Continue reading →

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