Today, I’d like to introduce you to a very good friend of mine. Meet Taylor.
Our relationship dates back to 2010. She’s a senior, and she’s my big. We knew we were perfect for each other from day 1, but things became particularly great for us when we realized our shared passion for food – making it, eating it, and talking about it. It’s our last semester together here at Duke, so why not go out with a bang? You know what that means – feasting our faces off. We’re looking to go up a pant size this semester, so you better tune in so we know it was worth it. Expect to see a lot of her (and her kitchen) from now on!
What better way to start the feasting and ring in the new semester than with a little piece of the best party of the year?
You guessed it….. MARDI GRAS!
Like Mama Duhé says, if you can’t go to Mardi Gras, bring Mardi Gras to you with your very own King Cake! But what’s a King Cake? Glad you asked! A King Cake is a sweet cinamonny dough braided into an oval, topped with sugary goodness and stuffed with a baby. That was not a joke. What else did you expect coming from Louisiana?
After Taylor hid the baby inside the loaf (guaranteeing one lucky winner the chance to buy next year’s King Cake), we decorated with icing and Mardi Gras colored sprinkles.
We were drooling, so we waited all of 15 seconds before we started digging in. And, if you can believe it, Taylor got the baby!!
This was a great way to kick off our foodie semester. We realize this isn’t a delight that everyone is lucky enough to partake in, but don’t you worry – we’ll be putting together some culinary masterpieces that you can make in your kitchen very soon!
Until then, laissez les bonnes temps rouler! (Taylor says that’s Mardi Gras for “let the good times roll!!)
Ashley & Taylor