Laissez le bon temps rouler!
("Let the good times roll!")
FAT TUESDAY is almost here!
So get your beads and MASKS ready and your plastic babies hidden because it is right around the corner, literally!
Whether you will be celebrating Fat Tuesday in NEW ORLEANS or throwing beads in your own back yard...you are sure to get into the MARDI GRAS spirit with these purple, green, and gold interiors!
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BEAUTIFUL girls room by designer, Phoebe Howard. Not sure what's my favorite...the white sunburst mirror or the green pillows! |
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Purple RAIN??? Purple living ROOM! ELEGANT and SOPHISTICATED, this purple living room is the perfect example of GOLD and silver accessories mixed tastefully! |
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Purple walls and GOLD drapery give this sitting room a FAR EAST Moroccan LOOK! |
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My FAVORITE mix of colors... PURPLE and Green! ELEGANT to the MAX! |
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Even HOTELS are breaking out the MARDI GRAS color palette... This Firmdale hotel suite is oh so SHEEK with VIBRANT purple and GREEN accents! |
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A SUBTLE mix of the purple, green and GOLD color palette... I could definitely catch some ZzZz's in this room after the CARNIVAL celebrations! |
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BRIGHT and cheery BEDROOM with classy touches! +++ |
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MY FAVORITE designer, Jonathan ADLER, mixed with my FAVORITE color combo... You can not help but to SMILE when you take a peek in a JONATHAN ADLER room with all of the FUN accessories! |
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Throwing a FAT TUESDAY party at home???
(send some my way too!)
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Yield: Makes 6 to 8 servings
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 pound andouille or other spicy smoked sausage, sliced
- 1 large onion, diced
- 1 bell pepper, diced
- 3 celery ribs, chopped
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 2 teaspoons Creole seasoning
- 1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes, with juice
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 2 cups uncooked long-grain rice
- 1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 4 green onions, chopped
Preparation
1. Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add sausage, and cook, stirring constantly, 5 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove sausage with a slotted spoon; set aside.
2. Add onion and next 7 ingredients to hot drippings in Dutch oven; sauté 5 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Stir in reserved sausage, tomatoes, broth, and rice. Bring mixture to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer, covered, 25 minutes or until rice is tender.
3. Stir in shrimp; cover and cook 5 minutes or until done. Sprinkle each serving with green onions.
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My final TRIBUTE to FAT Tuesday... now off to BED!! ZzZz! |
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