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Mardi gras 2015
French King Cake
I adapted my almond frangipane filling and puff pastry dough to create this traditional and easy French king cake. I love Randazzo’s but this is a sophisticated and yummy alternative to the New Orleans style king cake tradition. Ingredients: ½ cup almonds 1/3 cup sugar Pinch salt 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla Few drops almond
Sophisticated Social
The St. John Fools of Misrule celebrated the beginning of Carnival with a bawdy procession through Covington’s historic St. John District on Saturday, January 10. Created in 2011 to mark the 12th Night, festivities are led by a “Lord of Misrule” and a marching parade with flambeaux, brass band and a bevy of masqueraded “fools.”
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Northshore Mardi Gras Krewes 2015
Steeped in tradition and ceremony, Carnival coronations are the unofficial kick-off to the season, marking the beginning of the King and Queen’s reign for the coming year. Two local Mardi Gras krewes, Eve and Lyra, held coronation festivities to publicly announce their royal courts. EVE LYRA
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