This seasonal duck, squash and cranberry ravioli is complemented by a simple yet extraordinary sauce. (in French)

Pasta with truffled foie gras from D’Artagnan and artichoke on a demiglace sauce with a crisp parmesan crust… one of the best ever!

Buttermilk Pancakes with Blackberry Maple Syrup for a Mardi Gras pancake feast!

Traditional King Cake for Mardi Gras

Hot and Smoky Red Beans and Rice, veggie style. It’s just not Mardi Gras without them!

Brilliant King Cake with a lemon enhance cream cheese filling. Join us for a cookbook giveaway!

Gingerbread cookies covered in royal icing and disco dust.

King Cake for Mardi Gras

Delicious King Cake for Mardi Gras and my first GIVEAWAY!

The Sazerac Cocktail, traditional for Mardi Gras, perfect for relaxing.

Shrimp and Sausage Jambalaya

Chicken Sauce Piquant, a classic Cajun dish and a perfect example of one-pot cooking, and a recap of our recent jaunt to the Big Easy.

Cajun Red Beans and Rice just in time for Mardi Gras!

Mini pastry crowns filled with cheesecake mousse and glazed bananas make a fun Mardi Gras dessert.

Biscuit Beignets with Praline Sauce

Celebrate Mardi Gras with a homemade King Cake!

Top off a bowl of gumbo with pastry masks for your Mardi Gras celebration.

Hate liver? So did I until I made this curry pate en terrine with mango chutney.

Tiny chocolate truffles decorated with edible luster dusts create shiny beads for Mardi Gras necklaces.

Chocolate ganache filled King Cake rolls

Soon this tousle of croutons, foie gras, cheese and smoked duck will be covered by a molten blanket of chestnut lentil soup!

Prune Stuffed Gnocchi with Seared Foie Gras and a Vin Santo Glaze