MARDI GRAS Cookies : with Cinnamon filling

 MARDI GRAS Cookies : with Cinnamon filling

1 box vanilla cake mix {15.25 ounce} 2 eggs ⅓ cup vegetable oil ¼ cup butter {melted} ¾ cup brown sugar {packed} 2 teaspoons cinnamon 2 tablespoons butter {melted} 1 cup powdered sugar 2 tablespoons milk {or heavy cream} ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract 3 tablespoons green sanding sugar 3 tablespoons purple sanding sugar 3 tablespoons yellow sanding sugar Preheat the oven to 350°. Cinnamon Filling Combine the melted butter, brown sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Divide the mixture into 22 mounds and roll [...]

February 20th 2023 FAMILY STAR

February 20th 2023 FAMILY STAR

Welcome to week#3 of the February 2023 "You're the Star" Blog Hop! Before we continue onto the Linky party I wanted to share this post from my blog: ________________________________________ WELCOME to FAMILY feature week of the February 2023 "You're the STAR" blog hop! Meet your FAMILY week Cohosts  This week is FAMILY feature week Swing by the Family hosting team's blogs: Michelle @ [...]

Book Review : Killed by King Cake

Book Review : Killed by King Cake

King Cake time!

Lisa Everyday Reads

Falling sales at her family owned antiques mall inspires Alana O’Neill to organize a Mardi Gras Festival. Customers are invited to mask-making workshops, Cajun cooking demonstrations and more. A burglary that cleans out several valuable vintage Voodoo items and antique weapons threatens to dim the celebrations. Then a local police chaplain seeks Alana’s help with a woman with amnesia. Clues connect the crimes like a strand of Mardi Gras beads for Alana in her seventh adventure.

The latest mystery from this popular series includes vintage dessert recipes from the author’s extensive handwritten recipe collection.

Book Review:

I really liked this fast paced cozy mystery. I love mardi gras and I really felt like I was there. My favorite character is Alana. It was very interesting and I finished it in one afternoon. I really recommend this series.

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Mardi Gras : King Cake recipe :

Mardi Gras : King Cake recipe :

Pastry: 1 cup milk ¼ cup butter ⅔ cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C) ½ cup white sugar, divided 2 (.25 ounce) packages active dry yeast 2 eggs 1 ½ teaspoons salt ½ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg 5 ½ cups all-purpose flour Filling: 1 cup packed brown sugar ⅔ cup chopped pecans ½ cup all-purpose flour ½ cup raisins 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon ½ cup melted butter Glaze: 1 cup confectioners' sugar 1 tablespoon water 1 plastic baby doll Make pastry: Scald milk over medium heat. Remove [...]

Book Spotlight: Behind The Mask 

Book Spotlight:  Behind The Mask 

Looking for a Mardi Gras Read? At 99 cents this is a bargain. Grab it Now!

Lisa Everyday Reads

Former model Chalise Boudreau returns to Louisiana after ten years and faces an uncertain future. Watching her budget, she’s living with her mother and plans to open a luxury salon, but she fears the community sees her homecoming as a failing, and she knows any malicious gossip will jeopardize her success.

Once bad-boy, now entrepreneur Chaz Riboucheaux is home and trying to rebuild his old reputation. He believes one of his companies, the Magnolia May, a pirate ship, can make Ascension a tourist destination, but the mayor refuses to grant him a lease at the city’s dock.

Chalise and Chaz come face to face at a Twelfth Night party. Years ago, he stood her up and left her brokenhearted. Now her brain is at war with her heart, but her body has a mind of its own. As Chaz leads her across the dance floor, he knows when the music…

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Lisa Book shelf : Children Book and Recipe

Lisa Book shelf : Children Book and Recipe

The Runaway Beignet You're not gonna taste this little beignet! In this confectionary folktale adaptation, a lonely baker gets his wish when he sprinkles magic sugar on a beignet and it comes to life. The little beignet boy runs away but is in danger of being eaten by the hungry people of New Orleans. He [...]

2023 Lafayette Children Parade : 12 :30 Saturday

2023 Lafayette Children Parade : 12 :30 Saturday

The first recorded celebration of Mardi Gras in Lafayette was on February 14, 1869 when according to the local newspaper ". . .Clement's band provided the music in the courthouse. . . ". But the first city wide Mardi Gras observance was in 1897, when Manuel Pellerin initiated the idea of a Mardi Gras King [...]

It’s Time for Mardi Gras Crafts :

It’s Time for Mardi Gras Crafts :

This Thursday I am celebrating with Mardi Gras crafts for Adults and kids. I am making a wreath for my door: My front door wreath is made with a combination of things I had and some items I picked up locally. A simple mask: I made these quick mask with supplies on hand. Cut out [...]