Lagniappe:
Still puzzling over the story One Night At The Rendez-Vous Café ? Ask yourself two questions:
1. What were the three dishes Dud cooked for the limited menu that night?
2. What Alabama born singer sometimes went by the alias "Luke the Drifter"?
Restaurants Reviewed:
Gelano's Cajun Chicken 3635 Mountain View Drive, Anchorage. 277-3555
9th and F Street Gumbo House 611 W. 9th Avenue, Anchorage, 222-2930
More Writing by Joe Karson
Interested in more writing from Joe Karson? Check out his book of short stories Dining with Hitler and Hemingway Plumb Bob Press, Fairbanks, Alaska 1999. Contact KILLER RUBBOARD EDITOR for ordering information.
Mardi Gras Events and Schedules:
New Orleans
http://www.mardigrasneworleans.com/Southwestern Louisiana and East Texas
http://www.arnb.org/Mardigras.php
RECIPES Found In This Issue
References for Cook Books
Chef Paul Prudhomme's Louisiana Kitchen by Paul Prudhomme, William and Morrow Company, New York, 1984. Amazon
The Gumbo Pages (http://www.gumbopages.com) with Author Chuck Taggart. A website chockful of history, recipes, ideas, jottings and other links.
RECIPES Found In This Issue: Crawfish or Shrimp Etouffeé
More About The Fiddlin' Poet
More on the travels and works of Ken Waldman can be found at www.kenwaldman.com
Gullah Culture
Does the food review of the Mumbo Gumbo Café have you curious about Gullah culture, the African American culture that lives along the South Carolina and Georgia coasts? Learn more at www.ultimategullah.com.
Visa Quest In Paris
This year, the traditional Homer Visa Quest travelled to Paris. To see photos of the Vizaquest Krewe in Paris, go to Visa Quest in Paris Blog Spot
Popeye's Chicken and Biscuits
Find out more than you even wanted to know about Popeyes at Popeyes Chicken and Biscuits. I do remember a memorable spring break I spent in New Orleans when I was 19 which included a day trip to the beaches in Biloxi, Mississippi. My friend Sandy and I packed a picnic lunch of Popeyes' chicken and a six pack of Dixie Beer. It was 51 degrees and a chilly wind was blowing, but we were determined to have a day at the beach, even if it was March.Popeyes even has an archive of recipes that can found at Popeyes Recipes
More On The History of King Cakes
To read an extensive article on history of the tradition of choosing faux royalty by a token in a cake and learn far more about King Cake than you ever thought possible, check out King Cake: A Rich Tradition. Can you spell "SATURNALIA"?
Bread Pudding Recipes
Bread Pudding Recipes galore can be found at About Southern Food Bread Pudding Recipes
The Recipe Page has a Bread Pudding with Whiskey Sauce recipe from the New Orleans School of Cooking located at 524 St. Louis Street in New Orleans. To learn more about this fun little shop that offers cooking classes, Cajun food and spices, and Joe's Hot Stuff, visit www.neworleansschoolofcooking.com
Another source of gourmet bread pudding recipes is Epicurious.com (a favorite of our Krewe du Review team!) Find them on the web at http://www.epicurious.com/ Just put bread pudding in the search engine and start your ovens!
Many Thanks to the Contributing Artists to the Baby Gallery!
Sara Lawson
Maggie McInnis
Wanda Lindsoe
Dee Dee Keyser
Linda Hearn
Aileen McInnis
Christy Williams
Steve Montooth
Andi Smith
The Improbabillies
Forrest Gibson and krewe (Scott Meyer, Brian DeMarcus, Richie Stearns and Grant Dermody) make up the terrific Improbabillies who just played here in Anchorage and who served as a focus group for one of the bread puddings tasted for this issue. Their c.d. is outstanding and you can order it or just learn more about this blues/fusion/funk group at http://www.improbabillies.com/
Do You "Got The Baby" ?
Do you have your King Cake Baby? Killer Rubboard will send you one if you do not. Secify pink, gold, green or purple, give a mailing address, and state one sentence why you got to have a baby. Write to I WANT A BABY! If you want to decorate, reinvent or come up with your own baby design, send a digital picture and I'll add it to the gallery.
The Homer Brewing Company, 1411 Lake Street, Homer, Alaska 99603.
If you haven't already been enchanted by and converted to the fine country ales of the Homer Brewing Company, check them out the next time you are in Homer. You can also read a nice review from Dr. Fermento, the beer reviewer for the Anchorage Press, from back in 2000 before HBC moved into their new place down on Lake Street.
Homer Winter Carnival
Thinking about coming down to Homer for the Winter Carnival? Here's the schedule of events. You can get a cup of hot chocolate at the hospital after the parade, but you can also meet up with the Bossy Pants Brass Band down at Cups.
Musical Saint Trading Cards
Alaskan-fiddler-and-candidate-for-Governor-now-living-in-Texas Wolf Cartusciello has put together a whole set of Musical Saint Trading Cards, so if you like the idea of a Patron Saint of Gumbo, you are really going to like the Patron Saint of Banjo Players. Check his whole line of Big Ernie, banjo, and Musical Saints Trading Cards at http://banjohazard.homestead.com/musicalsainttc.html.
Margaret Morrison, Patron Saints and Rituals
Do you like this over the top image of St. Cecilia? Then you might be interested in more art from Margaret Morrison who constructed a whole exhibit around patron saints. Check out her cyber art show at her show Patron Saints and Rituals.
Want to learn more about the tradition of jazz funerals? Go to Jazz Funeral Links.
Fire and Ice Cafe, 401 W. International Airport Road in Anchorage
Check out the alligator adventure yourself! Information at www.fireandicecafe.com. Usually no gumbo on the weekends, though!
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Double Musky Inn, Crow Creek Mine Road, Girdwood, Alaska
The Double Musky used to put their recipes on their website, but now they have a cookbook so that's even better. Find out what's for dinner and how to buy the cookbook at http://www.doublemuskyinn.com/framed.html.
The Courir de Mardi Gras
Celebration of Mardi Gras in the Cajun towns of Louisiana is very different than New Orleans, but there is still the mocking of royalty and the big party on Mardi Gras Day. You can find out more about the Courir de Mardi Gras in Cajun Country and find out the words to the Mardi Gras song at http://www.iotamardigras.com/history.html
Old New Orleans Photographs from 1900-1920
Check out these old postcards and photographs from early Mardi Gras at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historic_New_Orleans_Mardi_Gras_photographs
Author! Author!
A final gallery of rogues, contributors, writers and artists who all made this years version of Killer Rubboard possible. Thanks to y'all!
Comments? Suggestions for Interesting Links? Please E-Mail Killer Rubboard Editor.
