Mardi Gras Photos Courtesy of the Mobile Convention & Visitors Bureau

You don't have to live in the south to celebrate Mardi Gras! Just check out these fabulous recipes and articles. Invite a few folks over, have a Mint Julep and some Jambalaya, bake a King Cake, and you'll be having Bon Temps before you know it.

Mardi Gras FAQ - What is Mardi-gras and why and how people celebrate it.

The Mother of All Mardi Gras Mobile, Alabama

Mardi Gras in Lafayette
Mardi Gras has a long tradition in Lafayette, Louisiana

How to Make a Mardi Gras King Cake - Traditional and bread machine versions of a Mardi Gras classic with detailed photo instructions.

Memories of Mardi Gras - Travel to the gulf coast of Cheri's youth for her recollections of Mardi Gras.

Fabulous Mardi Gras Party Recipes: Cajun Boiled Shrimp Cajun Fried Catfish Creole Corn Bisque with Crab South Louisiana Shrimp Rémoulade Low Fat Seafood Gumbo Carnival Oyster Loaf Sandwich Crab-Stuffed Artichoke Bottoms Shrimp Creole Jambalaya Vegetarian Jambalaya New Years Jambalaya New Orleans BBQ Shrimp Chef John Folse's Pork and Sausage Jambalaya Red Bean & Rice Vegetarian Red Beans & Rice Hoppin' John Black Eyed Peas with Ham Collard Greens with Ham Hocks Emeril's Cheese Baked Grits Emeril's Mississippi Mud Cake Praline Meringues Lousiana Pecan Pralines Red Velvet Cake Sugar Free, Low Carb Red Velvet Cake Lousiana Hotel Black Bottom Pie Mardi Gras King Cake Beignets Potent Potables with a Southern Accent Mardi Gras Punch Hurricane Mint Juleps Planter's Punch Cocktail Blue Bayou Georgia Peach Swamp Water Porch Punch Lynchburg Lemonade Mississippi Mudslide Moonshine Cocktail FABULOUS FOODS RECOMMENDS The 100 Greatest Cajun Recipes, by Jude W. Theriot -- the best of the best from Cajun country! New Orleans by the Bowl -- an impressive recipe collection for Gumbos, Jambalayas, Etouffés, Soups and Stews.

For more Great Mardi Gras information, check out Mardi Gras Madness at Web-Holidays.com.