Mardi Gras recipes:

About.com: French Cuisine has recipes for shrimp gumbo, jambalaya, quick gumbo, and cajun stew.

Nola.com has a collection of recipes from southern Louisiana.

Tabasco has Mardi Gras recipes from Bloody Marys to King Cake (no, the cake recipe doesn't call for Tabasco sauce.)

All Recipes.com has entertaining advice and recipes.

King Cake may be the traditional dessert, but I think I would prefer Chocolate Doberge Cake. See the recipes for both of those and for Pecan Pralines too. (Scroll up for beverage recipes and down for hors d'eourves and entrees.

Mardi Gras 2004 has recipes and party ideas (parties for kids, teens, or adults.) You can also order party decorations, beads, doubloons, masks, music, and posters.  ¶ 1:07 PM

  Nutrition.gov has Food Facts, Food Safety, Lifecycle Issues, Health Management, Food Assistance, Research and Resources.  ¶ 6:05 PM

  For all the room mothers, classroom volunteers, and others that need ideas for planning Valentine parties for kids:

ChildFun's Valentine Pages has activities, crafts, and coloring pages.
Valentine Party Games for Children
Family.com: Gifts from the Heart  ¶ 4:30 PM

  The Turkey and Gravy soda that was made by Jones Soda Company last Thanksgiving didn't sound very appealing to me. The Chocolate Fudge Soda they are selling for Valentine's Day sounds much more promising.  ¶ 4:04 PM