17 Mardi Gras Recipes for Fat Tuesday

Join the parade of good times, Dixieland jazz, dancing, and of course: drinking and eating. Everyone can partake in the revelry of Mardi Gras, even though this Fat Tuesday is the last official chance for Catholics, especially those in Louisiana, to live it up before Lent begins. More than a million people will flock to the French Quarter in New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras, and chances are they’ll be washing their liquor down with some of the city’s legendary Cajun and Creole cuisine. We can’t all take the pilgrimage down to the Big Easy for the event, but the holiday’s a good excuse to celebrate New Orleans food no matter where you live. Need a little menu inspiration? We’ve got just the thing to whet your appetite.

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Shrimp Gumbo with Andouille Sausage

It’s Mardi Gras season, time for gumbo! If you question anybody from Louisiana or the Mississippi Sound about making gumbo, the first thing they will tell you is about making the roux.

My college roommate (from Metairie), my brother’s girlfriend (Biloxi), and my parent’s neighbor of 35 years (New Orleans), have pretty much all told me the same thing, “My mother used to take out an old penny and sit it next to the pot. ‘You’re done when the roux is the color of this penny.'”

Now, these women certainly did not have the same mother, but they shared the same story. I’m guessing making a proper roux must be a rite of passage for a kid from around those parts, and probably a bit challenging because it requires a little patience. 25 minutes or so of stirring can seem like forever to a 10 year old!

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Sell-By Dates Have You Confused? Not Anymore

We've all been there: you're digging through the fridge to find an ingredient for dinner and you stumble upon a yogurt you bought a few weeks ago. It was buried in the back and you forgot about it (oops!), so you check the expiration date. It was three days ago. What should you do? With more than 10 different types of date labels for food products—including sell by, best by, use by, expires by—it can be confusing. Do we take a whiff, nibble a small bite and hope for the best or just toss it?

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New Skinny Pasta

Skinny Pasta promotes healthy weight loss with a food staple that’s free of sugar, gluten, starch, wheat, lactose, soy, salt, cholesterol, fat and preservatives.

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The Häagen-Dazs TRIO Collection

New TRIO collection varieties include Coffee Vanilla Chocolate, Triple Chocolate, Vanilla Blackberry Chocolate and Salted Caramel Chocolate

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Campbell Outlines Decade of Growth

Campbell Soup Company President and Chief Executive Officer Denise Morrison and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Anthony DiSilvestro provided an overview of the company’s strategic direction during the Consumer Analyst Group of New York (CAGNY) Conference in Boca Raton, Fla.  

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Nature’s Path Sunrise Breakfast Biscuits

Sunrise Breakfast Biscuits are made of a nutritious mix of organic oats, ancient grains, dried fruit and super-seeds such as chia and hemp to provide consumers with the lasting energy to get through the day.

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Bonduelle to Acquire Ready Pac Foods

Bonduelle, a maker of ready-to-eat vegetables, present in canned, frozen, fresh cut and delicatessen has executed an agreement to acquire Ready Pac Foods, a US company specializing in single serve salad bowls.

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Maple Leaf Foods to Acquire Lightlife Foods

The transaction will be financed from cash on hand. Based on current operating results, the acquisition is expected to be accretive to Maple Leaf's earnings in 2017. The deal will close in March, subject to customary US regulatory review. 

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