Mardi Gras at My House!

Happy Mardi Gras Y'all!





Using the Mardi Gras colors of Green, Purple and Gold, I started with a gold tablecloth and green napkins with metallic gold napkin rings. I used plain white Gibson china on metallic gold chargers and Grand Baroque silverplate. For stemware I used green goblets from Target, purple Fostoria glasses given to me by my grandmother years ago and saucer champagnes from my wedding crystal by Lennox with a gold rim.



My centerpiece is a silver wine cooler with metallic gold bead stem in it "wearing" Mardi Gras masks that I have saved through the years. I scattered a few beads and doubloons and Voila! Mardi Gras!









What's on the menu? Shrimp Creole, but I don't have any pictures yet. Here is a picture of Jambalaya from last year though!





Laissez les bons temps rouler! Let the good times roll!

Easy Jambalaya

For Foodie Friday hosted by Designs by Gollum http://designsbygollum.blogspot.com/


For an early Mardi Gras, I made Easy Jambalaya. The recipe is at Recipezaar at this link http://www.recipezaar.com/Easy-Jambalaya-91727

It was getting dark, so some of my pictures are a bit blurry. I know I still have some coins and beads from my last trip to New Orleans, but I couldn't find them anywhere! I could find green beads and green and gold coins in my St. Patrick's Day stuff, so don't look at the shamrocks on the coins! The "tablecloth" is an old evening gown with a satin skirt and sequined top. As you see, I did find some Mardi Gras masks!!! The recipe was good and easy!









Thanks Gollum! :D Jewel