(My favorite was a flock of men and women dressed up like the Black Swan.) I peeked into the tubs … Location My backyard was the setting for this big shindig.

this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. And maybe pick up some Tums and a gallon of milk on the way home. Then they start listing all the people they know who went to that school, and then I reciprocate, and usually within just a couple of minutes, there’s a connection with a no-longer-stranger, with just a couple of degrees of separation. Hot crawfish are portioned out per person, city folk laugh as they timidly try to get at the sweet, tender meat that awaits them inside those mysterious spicy and salty red shells, and beers a-plenty are enjoyed. Stir in the sausage; cook 5 minutes more. When I first purchased it I thought it was a bit price however once it arrived I was so pleased with the product. Our neighbors bought the pot/propane tank; my fiancé bought more than 100 pounds of crawfish; his sister bought a ton of sausage, potatoes, veggies and spices; and I bought miscellaneous stuff like salt, tray things, soda, corn, etc.My neighbor ended up building a table out of a scrap door that was left at the house when we moved in.

Boiled some shrimp afterwards in the same boil water.

There’s no need to be scared, just be aware of this. Watch your feet for overflow splashing, don’t get hurt. Start your morning with some of the best Astros links around . Location My backyard was the setting for this big shindig. My fiancé works out of town for several days out of the month and he pretty much missed all of Mardi Gras. It was so much fun and the food was delicious. (Of course we peeled all of our extras … promise.)4.

If that wasn’t nice I don’t know what the hell is. Why didn’t you tell me I was going to someone else’s shower so I’d at least be dressed properly?” Classic rookie mistake. I’d play the White Stripes and he’d play the Dead Weather. But I knew deep down that it was killing him inside.On Mardi Gras day I woke up early with my neighbors, sat on our porch, drank Bloody Marys and watched people parade down the street, dressed up in crazy costumes. I can’t say whether this is because we’ve already consumed a fair amount of spice at that point, or if it’s because the ones cooking have had many more beers that much later in the day, so they’re more heavy-handed with the cayenne, but I know the last batch of crawfish is always quite a bit spicier than the first. We had to go back to the store a few times to get stuff we’d forgotten (like a paddle). © Copyright 2020 Meredith Corporation. Cayenne burns, even if you’ve wiped off with paper towels! Each person is given a huge tray and you take a seat. 1. So if you’re a lightweight when it comes to pepper, arrive early to the crawfish boil to partake of one of the first batches.

Invest in some proper lighting for the courtyard.3. As soon as we entered our friend’s backyard, the whiff of Cajun spices hit me. There’s quite a lot of cayenne pepper and other types of pepper, salt, and seasonings in “seafood boil” (that’s what we New Orleanians call the spices used in a crawfish, crab, or shrimp boil).

So just for today, why not imagine you’ve been invited to this crawfish bowl by a good friend and you’re here to meet all their friends and talk it up and “pass a good time.” Start a conversation with someone you haven’t met yet, ask about their mama-n-dem, whether or not they’re dressing up for Mardi Gras this year, and where they went to school. The second leftover recipe I tried was "crawfish bread." The boy can’t NOT be in control of the music. Creepy, crawly, and pinchy. It’s an all-day event as you eat, drink, relax, talk, laugh, and as we say in New Orleans, “pass a good time.” At the end of the day, your shirt has some new splotches, you’ve eaten and drunk your fill, and you’ve likely made a few new friends. It’s nothing another beer from Burly’s or Barq’s can’t calm.

Place the peppercorns, coriander, clove, and allspice into a spice grinder and grind for 10 to 15 seconds.