Tomorrow is Fat Tuesday or Mardi Gras! I thought is would be really fun to construct a bacon lettuce and tomato sandwich into a Mardi Gras mask for JDaniel. It was so much fun to search the vegetable aisle at the grocery store for ingredients for this lunch. I really wanted to find lettuces that would look like feathers.
This is a little over the top! I know! I probably got a little carried away with the lettuce part of the mask. JDaniel would probably agree with you if you think so. He didn’t really like either of the lettuces used in the sandwich. I am grateful that he was willing to try them.
The other parts of the sandwich were a big hit. He loves bacon! The bacon disappeared first. JDaniel also loves grape tomatoes and tortilla bread. JDaniel wanted seconds of all of those foods. Due to there being only a little of each in the sandwich I willing obliged. If I were to do it again, I might leave off the lettuce! I could have created the feather section with a little more bacon and tomatoes cut into fancy shapes.
Along with the sandwich JDaniel got veggies straws. I thought they looked a little like confetti. Thankfully he didn’t think they tasted like confetti. He really enjoyed them. You could substitute them with carrots and celery if you want. They would be great served as stick or pieces of large confetti.
Do you foods favorite Mardi Gras foods?
I bet some of you love to serve red beans and rice, gumbo, etouffee or jambalaya. They are all wonderful food from New Orleans. If they are not your children’s favorites you might want to serve them a BLT like this one.
I hope you have a wonderful Fat Tuesday tomorrow.
This post is linked to Muffin Tin Monday!
This is so excellent! What creativity 🙂
P.S. – we got about 7 inches of snow yesterday!
We so want snow!
I love your mask!
Pancakes would have to be my favorite Mardi Gras food =)
What a wonderfully creative lunch! Now if you asked me many moons ago I would have said my favorite Mardi Gras fare was a big ole Hurrican (^o^) ..but Lord, I’m too old for those now! I can say a fat piece of King Cake with a coffee doesn’t sound too bad about now though!!
That mask is awesome! Even if the lettuce wasn’t a total hit, it looks fun!
That is so darn cute! I love how it came out. I could see how he might not have liked the lettuce leaves though. Kids are funny.
that looks great!
as for our fav mardi gras…. KING CAKE 🙂 YUMMY
That is really cute! Great idea : 0 )
I love that mask! That is very creative – and a BLT is my favorite! Tomorrow we are going to make Faschnauts! Yum!
This is so cute! What a fun lunch.
So super awesome! You are so creative, Deidre.
Ha! That is adorable! So creative.
Love it, love it, LOVE IT!!!
You are so clever with this stuff!
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This looks like so much fun! 🙂
What a great way to serve a meal!
You need some King Cake on that plate! 😉
VERY cute, love the mask!!
Adorable! My kids probably would have thrown the lettuce away but eaten the rest.
The mask looks fantastic! You are so creative! 🙂
Love it! My kids would have loved the lettuce. They are half rabbit!
So cute, I love it! Veggie straws are the best!!!
Lori
This is so pretty. I will gladly celebrate Fat Tuesday at your house 🙂
Ahhh, I love that mask! you are so incredibly creative! We will be having beignets today to make sure we start lent of on the right foot! 😉
Very cool!!!!!
Love the ‘feathers’ on the mask. Super cute! I’d love to have you link-up at Thematic Thursday. This week’s theme is Mardi Gras!
Once again, you amaze me. What a cool idea! That mask is awesome.
Love the mask!!! So creative.
~MiaB
the mask is fantastic! my kids would go crazy for it.
That mask is so cool! Love it. (but yeah, my girl wouldn’t have eaten the lettuce either!)
I think your Mardi Gras lunch looks awesome! 🙂
Tracy @ Ascending Butterfly
That is genius! And very yummy looking. 🙂
Stinky Cats
That is so cool!! I love it!!
I will be back to link up tomorrow for Read, Explore, and Learn. I’ve got some cool pics to share about our recent adventure. 🙂
You are so creative! I am sharing this as part of my Mardi Gras Fave Five Friday tomorrow, with a photo and a link back.
How awesome! I’d love it all. Are those store bought veggie sticks or did you make those too?