I am looking for some good cooking recipes for a Mardi Gras theme dinner party.?

Of course the king cake you have to have one of those!


Either shrimp creole or seafood n andouille gumbo Blackened fish or Bourbon street chicken or boiled crawfish or red bean with andouille on rice. Potato salad, slaw, green beans, sliced pineapple and other fruit. Of course punch and lots of beads to make the table look nice! With lots of purple, yellow and green on the table to.I am looking for some good cooking recipes for a Mardi Gras theme dinner party.?
grilled oysters on the half shell





36 oysters


2 sticks butter


2 bunches chopped green onion


1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce


2 cloves chopped garlic


2 tablespoons chopped parsley


1 teaspoon Cayenne pepper


1 cup grated Parmesan cheese.





prepare a charcoal grill for direct grilling.





shuck oysters.





meanwhile melt butter over low heat and add all ingredients except cheese. cook for 5 minutes.





strain butter mix. discard solids and keep melted butter.





grill oysters in batches over medium hot grill, being careful not to spill the oyster liquor.





spoon butter mixture onto each oyster (as much as it will hold).





cook till juice begins to bubble in the shell (don't over cook)





top with one tablespoon of cheese.





makes 3 or 4 portions.I am looking for some good cooking recipes for a Mardi Gras theme dinner party.?
Definitely check out allrecipes.com





They have thousands of recipes and you can change the portions to the appropriate serving!