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Make-Ahead Fat Tuesday Lunch

N NEW ORLEANS, Fat Tuesday is one of the most exciting days of the year, when revelers gather along the Uptown parade route to attend the last parades of the Carnival season. Catching beads and dancing in the streets can work up quite an appetite, so when the final float rolls on by, you’ll want to have a post-parade lunch ready to serve. If you’re hosting folks for Mardi Gras this year, we have a few recipes to help make things easier for you. One of the best things about these recipes is that they can be prepped in advance, meaning more time for you to head

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