I looked at the calendar and I saw that I have 4 weeks until Mardi Gras. I already have a couple of Creole recipes up on the site, Creole Collard Greens and Creole Mustard Greens so I'm going to focus on some main dish meals, namely Jambalaya and Gumbo, and I'll finish it off with my recipe for King Cake. The foundation for any great New Orleans meal is the spices and since many dishes are rice based or served over rice, you'll need some high quality brown rice, I recommend Mathatma brand which despite the Indian name is 100% USA grown rice. Now the other thing, I don't often say this, is that you cannot go wrong with Zatarains Brand rice blends. It has the perfect blend of spices coupled with a high quality rice that makes for a delicious meal. I cannot extol the virtues of this brand enough.
