Happy Mardi Gras Season is here again! Wishing all the best and
here are my two favorite recipes!!

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Jambalaya

cajun

1/4 cup butter
1 cup chopped onion
2 cloves garlic, crushed
28 oz can tomatoes
1 1/2 cup long grain rice
1 teaspoon basil
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon cayenne
1 tablespoon soup mix
1/2 cup chopped green pepper
1/2 cup sliced celery
1/4 cup parsley, dried
1 lb shrimp uncooked
3 chicken breasts cook cube
6 sliced mushrooms

Heat butter in tight, fully covered saucepan. Add onion and garlic,
cook
over low heat for 5 minutes. Add tomatoes and juice and bring to a
boil.
Sprinkle rice on top of tomatoes. Add salt, pepper cayenne and soup
mix.
Cook for 15 minutes. Then add green pepper, celery, parsley and
basil. If
necessary, add a little water or tomatoe juice and cook for another 5
minutes. Transfer to a casserole dish and add shrimp, chicken and
juices,
sliced mushrooms. Cover tightly. Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes
350
degrees F till shrimp are cooked, but not overdone.

Yield: 6 servings


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Mardi Gras Prize King's Cake

cakes, desserts

1/2 cup water; warm 105
2 dry yeast
3 1/2 cup flour (to 4 1/2 cups)
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon lemon rind
1/2 cup water
3 eggs
4 egg yolks
1/2 cup butter
1 egg, beaten w/ 1 tsp milk
1 king cake baby
3 cup confectioners sugar
1/4 cup lemon juice
3 teaspoon water
green, purple and yellow sugars*

Soften yeast in water in warm water (105F.).

Combine flour, sugar, nutmeg, salt and lemon rind in a large bowl.
Make a
well in center. Add yeast mixture, milk, eggs, egg yolks and combine
completely.

Beat in butter until dough forms a ball.

Place on floured board; incorporate more flour if necessary. Knead
until
smooth and elastic. Stir dough in well buttered bowl and turn so all
surfaces are buttered. Cover with a towel and let rise 1 1/2 hours or
until
doubled in bulk.

Brush baking sheet in butter. Punch down on lightly floured board.
Knead,
then pat into a 14" cylinder. Place on baking sheet and form into a
large
ring. Press trinket into dough so that it is hidden.

Set aside, covered with a towel, to rise 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Before
baking,
brush top with the egg milk mixture. Bake in a preheated 375 degree
oven
for 25 to 30 minutes, or until golden brown. Cool on wire rack.

Beat icing ingredients until smooth. Spread over top of cake, letting
drip
down sides. Immediately sprinkle sugars over icing in 2" wide strips
of
purple, green and yellow stripes.

*Colored sugar is sold in baking supply houses. If you can't find it,
tint
icing with food coloring.

Yield: 1 servings


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