I just made...

Gumbo and King Cakes for 175 people. I am definitely too old for this!!

I wish it had been for 176 people and I was the 176th person. Sounds YUMMY!!!!

It's been too long since I've had King Cake!! You are a real trouper for doing that, DD. What is it for? I know you don't have 175 seats in your house, so who's coming for dinner and where?

...where's the baby?

It's been too long since I've had King Cake!! You are a real trouper for doing that, DD. What is it for? I know you don't have 175 seats in your house, so who's coming for dinner and where?

I would venture to guess it is for the "residents". ;-)

...where's the baby?

Won't know until after dessert is served!

What games did you decide to play??

It's been too long since I've had King Cake!! You are a real trouper for doing that, DD. What is it for? I know you don't have 175 seats in your house, so who's coming for dinner and where?

At the Nursing Facility, Mermy. We didn't put any babies in, for fear of choking, you know. They turned out kinda pretty though!! More later, gotta go blow up about 200 more balloons!!

At the Nursing Facility, Mermy. We didn't put any babies in, for fear of choking, you know. They turned out kinda pretty though!! More later, gotta go blow up about 200 more balloons!!

You're going to have so much funn tonight~

At the Nursing Facility, Mermy. We didn't put any babies in, for fear of choking, you know.

OMG - that's so funny! All kidding aside, I bet they loved it. Sounds like a really nice way to celebrate!

:clap_1: way to go DD!!! how the heck did you know how to make king cake?

DD, those 175 people are so lucky to have you around. ;-) I don't know a lot about Mardi Gras being from the north and all. I didn't even know what king cake was until last year or the year before when some of you were talking about it and the baby. For the first time ever I saw king cake at Kroger. It was a couple of weeks ago and I said I'd buy one closer to Mardi Gras but haven't been back to the store.

Here you go, OL. To tell you the truth, I wouldn't have known anything about King Cakes or anything at all Mardi Gras except that my brother married a girl born and raised in New Orlean's Garden District. Now I love all that NO food (she's a damm fine cook ;-) ).

http://www.mardigrasunmasked.com/mardigras/king_cake.htm

Gumbo and King Cakes for 175 people. I am definitely too old for this!!

:clap_1: :clap_1: :clap_1: you are wonderful!!!!

Gumbo and King Cakes for 175 people. I am definitely too old for this!!

You da bomb! I am sure they love it!

DD, you are an angel! Even if some don't appreciate it for whatever reason, you've earned yourself a ticket to heaven!:clap_1:

I made a king cake once - it's a brioche (eggless) dough. I'm not much of a baker, so it didn't turn out well. So I started ordering king cakes from Haydel's Bakery in NOLA (800-442-1342 was the old number), but then our local Publix started having them. So I can just walk into Publix in Georgia and get a king cake.

Two weeks ago I bought andouille at Cocoon's (better than what I used to order from K-Paul's @ 1-800-4KPAULS) and made RB&R on Sunday. Delivered some to Beach Jacket, along with some beads and doubloons and a baby Jesus. She and her BF ate it for lunch today -- they couldn't wait until dinner. She said I had the perfect combination of firm beans with mushy beans. I take that as the ultimate compliment coming from someone who can taste one bite of something and tell you every herb in it, not to mention telling you when someone walks into a room exactly what fragrance they have on.

:clap_1: :clap_1: Way to go DD- I couldn't do that for my 5!!:clap_1: :clap_1:

i thought that said crab cakes for 175 people, all i could think of was the smell.....

Well, it was funn, but I'm pooped!! I'll post pics later. Thanks, y'all.

Destin D you rock the house baby !!!!:clap_1: :clap_1: :clap_1:

Here you go, OL. To tell you the truth, I wouldn't have known anything about King Cakes or anything at all Mardi Gras except that my brother married a girl born and raised in New Orlean's Garden District. Now I love all that NO food (she's a damm fine cook ;-) ).

http://www.mardigrasunmasked.com/mardigras/king_cake.htm

Thanks, the history is really interesting.

Destin D you rock the house baby !!!!:clap_1: :clap_1: :clap_1:

What a sweet thing to do, but I am not surprised! Those folks are fortunate to have someone who cares enough to make their days funn! Kudos to you!

did anyone get indigestion ? gumbo hurts me bad

Bwhaaaa haaaa!!!!!
I had some last night for FATTY TUES!!!!!! it was so yummy!!!

did anyone get indigestion ? gumbo hurts me bad

i love gumbo and jambalaya both, but they make my gi tract revolt. it starts in the esophagus and works its way down from there, ending in the massive colon explosion....