I made my first King Cake tonight (two actually, because that's how many the recipe made, though they are probably equal to one large...

Last year the leadership team decided to serve king cake via a cart in the hall (someone had given me a bunch of beads that we wanted to p...

 I put this wreath together at the last minute last year for Mardi Gras.  I covered a simple foam wreath with tissue paper....  ...a...

 I made these last minute king cakes last year.  I created this free printable you can download here .  To put these together I bought a ...

I was inspired to make some mini Mardi Gras party hats after seeing these little guys on sale at little boutique throughtout New Orleans...

 I made these cookies last year in honor of Mardi Gras.  I realize that Mardi Gras is celebrated all over, but New Orleans has a pretty bi...

I'm headed to Good Morning, Texas today to do two different segments-beads and food.  The task given to be for the beads was to revamp...

 I'm taking 6 Mardi Gras themed crafts to Good Morning, Texas tomorrow.  The first three crafts were 'bead' related. Here'...

Mardi Gras is right around the corner....and I'm always looking for an excuse to make pralines.  For the record, "it's Monday...

I made these cookies last summer.  The one thing that is pretty easy to find in Texas are pecans....we even claim it as the official state...

 Soooooo.....I've tried just about every other version of a King's Cake I can think of, including cupcakes (of course).  Last year...

I'm always torn over the summer because I have time during the day that actually allows me to cook, but on the other hand, it's ap...

I know pretzels are sort of the 'lent' food.  This is a little history I found about ' the Lenten pretzels .'  Due to dietar...