One of things I look forward to each year during Carnival season is the chance to enjoy afternoons of coffee and King Cake. King Cake is a sticky, coffee-cake type of pastry braided into a ring and drissled with with colored icing and sugar. Sometimes it is made with cinnamon and today it is more [...]
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Mardi Gras Krewes have always seemed a thing of mystery and secrets to me, until a few seasons ago, when I was invited to get a glimpse inside New Orleans’ Krewe of Rex den. A den is the meeting place of carnival krewes and also where the floats are kept to prepare for parade season. [...]
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