Mardi Gras dinner!

This is our 3rd year hosting a mardi gras dinner.  This year we had crawfish pies, shrimp and grits, collard greens, pralines,and callas cakes.

The crawfish pies – made with trinity, then a super thick roux, stuffed into puff pastry. Yum!

Shrimp and grits, made with large shrimp, a roux, onions and bacon.  Grits were made with chicken broth.

Collard greens, made from a recipe from Diet,Desserts,and dogs.  Very good, I might add!

Close up of crawfish pie:

Dessert was callas cakes, which I would have to get the recipe from my sister.  They are a fried rice cake, made with cooked rice, flour, sugar, eggs, nutmeg and vanilla.  Topped with maple syrup and confectioners sugar.  Kind of like a beignet. Homemade pralines, regular and peanut butter!

And topped off with a half glass of Killians Irish Red.

I am totally stuffed!