In a large bowl or container, mix together grape juice, pineapple juice, AND orange juice. Pour IN ginger ale before serving.4389
Mardi Gras Punch
Makes approximately 6 quarts. 9541
Mardi Gras Salad
Makes 8 TO 10 servings.6738
Get IN THE spirit with this purplish punch, full OF wonderful juices. Float THE lime slices on top. TO serve a smaller group, simply halve THE ingredients. Best yet, this drink is fat-free.9836
Speedy Shrimp Jambalaya544
1 (46-ounce) can pineapple juice1078
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1/2 cup cider vinegar4282
Ingredients:9862
1 (2-liter) bottle ginger ale5777
2 teaspoons finely chopped onion2720
1/4 cup sugar1892
1/4 cup olive oil 9689
Directions:3641
3 cups grape juice1785
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“Low” Fat Tuesday Menu
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Mouthwatering - healthy - Mardi Gras cuisine
It’s time to bring OUT THE Mardi Gras masks AND Fat Tuesday spirit. Once again, we HAVE an opportunity TO get together with our friends AND enjoy great times AND great food. Since we don’t want Fat Tuesday TO turn into Fat February, especially with swimsuit season only a couple months away, we turned TO Holly Clegg, author OF Holly Clegg Trim & Terrific Home Entertaining THE Easy Way. Here are some wonderful recipes with all THE Cajun flavor OF Mardi Gras with fewer fat AND calories.4669
1 teaspoon ground dry mustard1358
 1292 Mardi Gras season is IN full swing. Celebrate with these pared down dishes that deliver just as much deliciousness as THE original renditions.
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1/3 cup shredded carrots6204
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1 head red leaf lettuce, washed, drained AND torn into pieces5737
Crawfish Fettuccine8153
2 (11-ounces each) cans mandarin oranges, drained   905
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Sweet Potato Praline Coffee Cake691
4 slices center cut bacon, crisply fried, crumbled7980
In a small bowl, whisk together THE onion, vinegar, sugar, mustard AND olive oil. Refrigerate until ready TO toss salad. IN a large salad bowl, combine lettuce, spinach, red onion, mandarin oranges, carrots AND bacon. Toss dressing with salad when ready TO serve.8768
Limes, sliced3748
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1/2 cup chopped red onion9795
This festive salad is enhanced with Mardi Gras colors AND a sensational slightly sweet dressing. Make THE dressing ahead OF time toss with salad ingredients when ready TO serve. 3321
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