Hurricanes are a fruity passion fruit and rum cocktail. The hurricane cocktail was invented at Pat O’Brien’s in New Orleans during a 1940s glut of rum in the port city. It’s an ideal cocktail for bringing some sunshine into winter gloom and for keeping Mardi Gras season festive. You will need a 2-quart pitcher and a measuring…
New Orleans
Shrimp gumbo for Mardi Gras – okra, shrimp, filé
It’s time to start celebrating Mardi Gras, so here is my shrimp gumbo recipe! With the New Year, it’s fun for me to reflect on how far I’ve come with Casa Bouquet and share 2017 year in review. I’m sharing some of the top posts for 2017. I am so grateful for my readers and…
Muffuletta sliders for Mardi Gras
One of my favorite foods for Mardi Gras season is muffuletta sliders. A muffuletta is a famous New Orleans sandwich, a favorite of Sicilians in the early 20th century. It’s a very large, filling sandwich, so I serve this muffuletta sliders version at Mardi Gras parties. You will need foil, a baking pan, a bowl,…
One day in New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana is fairly easy to get to and one day in New Orleans is a do-able day trip. Recently we celebrated The Gardener’s birthday there with our daughter “Agnes”, his sister, and niece. We picked his favorite things to do in the French Quarter, and you might like them too! French Quarter attractions…
Lisa’s Home Bijou: “Birth of the Blues”
Film Festival: Summertime Blues ONE OF THE HOMES OF JAZZ AND THE BLUES is Basin Street in New Orleans, the setting for this 1941 musical starring Bing Crosby and Mary Martin. Let’s get one thing straight to begin with: Bing Crosby did not invent the blues. With apologies to real New Orleans bluesmen like Louis Armstrong, Buddy Bolden, and Jelly Roll…