It’s Mardi Gras time y’all! It’s one of my favorite seasons and while it may be different this year, I refuse to let the season slide by without notice. Typically, this time of year, I’m pretty busy with all of the planning and functions for the parade in which I…
Have you been yet? Tchefuncte’s in Madisonville has only been open a few months but it quickly established itself as one of the best places to spend a nice night out. Located in the old Friends building, the place has been completely renovated–you won’t recognize the interior! It does still…
By now most of us have heard the news that parades are cancelled on both the north and south shores this year and I think a lot of us are bummed about that. I’m bummed and I only attend 1-3 parades a year! But then I started hearing things about…
If you are like me, you’ve driven around downtown Covington and have seen one of two of the light displays with a prominent number. It didn’t take me long to figure out that these represented the twelve days of Christmas but I didn’t know where all twelve days were (I’m…
Cookie season is upon us! Whether you’re making them for a cookie exchange, class party, or just for your family to enjoy, cookies hold a firm spot in most of our Christmas traditions. Cookies are a great item to bake with children because there’s almost always a step little hands…
Abita Springs is well known for a few events each year–their large Halloween Carnival, the City-wide Garage Sale, and the Push-Mow Mardi Gras parade. This year, however, they are adding one more event to the list to help liven things up for the Christmas season. On December 11th there will…
Have you heard about Hot Chocolate Bombs? Like everything trendy these days, they took off on Tiktok and now people can’t stop talking about them. I’m seeing them everywhere! Now you can check out youtube and find a tutorial for making your own or you can buy they from a…
Perhaps I’m showing my age a little but I remember when Celebration in the Oaks was new. Back then it was called Christmas in the Oaks and I confess that my brain has never fully made the switch (even now as I typed this title I wrote it wrong at…
We don’t always have time to slave over a hot stove making our favorite homemade holiday dishes. So I’ve compiled a list of local Northshore groceries and eateries that have come to the rescue, offering an array of festive favorites from turkey to stuffing to sweet potato pie. Your feast…
Every year for Thanksgiving my husband or his mother will make a gumbo. This makes sense because the weather is finally cooling off and for sure gumbo is a cool weather food. Notice that I said I don’t make the gumbo? I have a lot of Irish in my blood…