DAY 209: FATTIE TUESDAY

     I didn't really do anything special for Fat Tuesday today.  I didn't eat a lot of rich and fattening food, I just did my normal thing.  But I did go to my friend's Mardi Gras Brunch on Sunday and the food there--that she and her fiancé made--was amazing:  crawfish hushpuppies with Remoulade Sauce; shrimp gumbo and rice; a veal Grillades and grits; bread pudding and whiskey sauce; corn bread muffins; and king cake.  Now that was a proper New Orleans style meal.