| Vol.
I, No. 5 | Cabin
Fever / Town Meeting | Feb.
19th, 2001 |
Links
to Food & Dining On-Line
Food for Mardi Gras
The amount of info on the web is enormous, as anyone who's ever tried to run a
search can attest to. And, to put it all in context, best estimates say
that only a fraction, maybe 20 - 40 % of what's out there is actually making its
way to the search engines.
Well ...
Here at DownStreet, we'd like to try to help. So each issue, we
post a few links in Food & Dining to sites that might interest you.
Sometimes the links will be related to one another ... sometimes
we'll just offer up a somewhat random sampling. In either case, we think
we might be able to help you find the kind of site you've been looking for.
Of course, while we can't vouch for the fact that every link we provide will be
of interest to everyone, we do our best to filter out the noise and the
bustle. ... Food for Mardi Gras
Whether
you plan on a Lenten fast or not, we thought you might like to peruse these
sites for some food with a flare. ...So ... Louisiana
Recipes and Links for a Mardi Gras Celebration This site is a
subsection of Southern U.S. Cuisine at the Mining Co. web {now owned by
About.com}, presented by Diana Rattray. ... What will you find?
.
Everything
-- from Cajun Cuisine to Jambalaya, Gumbo & Grits, Red Beans & Rice,
and Oysters or King Cake, to delicious Deserts -- you'll find it all -- and
more -- here. ... The site is well organized and easy to
navigate. Not only that, but each of the offerings provides plenty of
options to choose from. Take the King Cake for example. Follow
the link, and you'll find five recipes, four links to related recipes, and
seven links to other King Cake recipes on the web.
... You can also click on the Chef Recipe Links and land
on a page with no less than a dozen links to recipes from some of the best
of what New Orleans has to offer. ...
.
There are plnety of
sites out there that boast of Mardi Gras recipes, but few if any have the
variety and plenty that this site has to offer.
Rating: ****1/2 [4-1/2
stars]
FABULOUS
FOODS - MARDI GRAS Fabulous Foods is an About Home recommended
site. We don't think it's quite as versatile as the Southern U.S.
Cuisine offering. But, nonetheless, it has a good bit to offer.
...
.
In addition to a primary link for King Cake, there's a
nice listing of other Mardi Gras recipes, including: Mardi-Gras Punch,
Mint Juleps, Planter's Punch Cocktail, Creole Corn Bisque with Crab, Shrimp
Creole, Jambalaya, Vegetarian Jambalaya, Red Beans & Rice, Vegetarian
Red Beans & Rice, Hoppin' John, Black Eyed Peas with Ham, Collard Greens
with Ham Hocks, Emeril's Cheese Baked Grits, Red Velvet Cake, and Mardi Gras
King Cake.
.
There's enough here to keep any cook busy for a good long
while. Pay a visit.
Rating: **** [4 stars] Kate's
Global Kitchen -- Carnival & Mardi Gras Madness If you go
searching the web for Mardi Gras recipes, odds are Kate's Global Kitchen
offering will come up high on the list. And for good reason ...
.
In
Kate's Kitchen, you'll not only find a potpourri of recipes for New Orleans
Mardi Gras recipes, but Brazilian & Caribbean ones, too. But it
won't stop there. Kate also offers Carnival recipes for Spanish Tapas,
as well as Italian Snacks & Festival Foods. ... Among the
many recipes? How's about Caipirinha Cocktail or Little Rice
Balls {Bolinhos de Arroz}? ... or Seafood Gumbo or Jammin'
Jambalaya? ... or maybe you'd like to try some Spicy Plantain and
Caribbean Satay or Curried Coconut Shrimp with Sweet Potato Fries? Not
yet? Then how's about Fried Calamares or Red Pepper with Anchovies ...
or Polenta with Skewered Meats or Frittata di Scammaro.
.
Of
course, if none of this grabs you, you may well want to call your
undertaker. ...
Rating: **** [4 stars] BONUS
LINK: The
Official Antoine's Restaurant Web Site - Current Menu
Don't know
about Antoine's? Well, browse their menu and you may find yourself
booking the next flight to the Big Easy ... or driving if you have to.
... Antoine's -- on Rue St. Louis in New Orleans -- has been around
fore more than 150 years. And things now are not all that different
than they were back when. ...
.
Among the fare on the Appetizers
portion of the menu alone are oyster, shrimp, snails, crabmeat, and crawfish
-- each of which comes in about a half-dozen varieties. Of course, if
you're not fond of seafood, you can always opt for the "special
truffled goose liver imported from Strasbourg." ... The
soups include Gombo, consommés, Vichyssoise, a Shrimp Bisque, and
even Potage alligator au sherry. ... We'll stop now. We're
getting too hungry to go on. ...
.
If you want to see what
dining in New Orleans could be, check out this menu.
Rating {for the
sheer delight}: ***** [5 stars]
.. *******
******* If you know of any
links that you think are worthwhile, why not send them along to ...
links@downstreetmagazine.com
... If we agree, we'll be happy to include
them in an upcoming issue to pass the word along. ...
Thanks. *******
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