Carol hosted a Mardis Gras theme and her friend Yvonne and dog Jack joined us. Laissez les bons temps rouler at Carol's!
Tonya brought a most delicious cream cheese dip. Her French Quarter Cheese Spread was both sweet with the topping and savory with garlic and onion mixed with the cheese. We could not stop eating it and I plan on serving this at my next party.
Carol served Pimm's Cup cocktails with beautiful garnish both on and in the glass. She also had her home decorated for Mardi Gras. The cocktail was so refreshing and went down smoothly. Beware or you'll spend the night in the cul de sac!
Our main dish was Shrimp Creole. We served it with rice and Mary's corn cakes. Mary made two different versions and I really liked the one with the coarse ground cornmeal.
The shrimp creole was very good and tastes even better the next day. We added some Tony's seasoning for more of a kick.
To complete our meal we had two cakes: Angie made rum cake and Yvonne's cream cheese king cake.
The rum cake was a doctored up cake mix which makes it easy breezy and bakes up to a moist pound cake like consistency. There was also a boozy rum caramel sauce.
The king cake is a classic; cinnamon roll like with cream cheese filling and covered in a sweet glaze. It is finished with colorful sugar matching the colors of the celebration!
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