You may not be in New Orleans, but that doesn’t mean you can’t celebrate Mardi Gras. Here are 16 New Orleans cuisine-inspired recipes:

1. Beignets (recipe)

2. Shrimp Etouffee (recipe)

3. Pork Boudin Balls (recipe)

4. Cajun Dirty Rice (recipe)

5. Fried Shrimp Po’Boy (recipe) [Pictured above; Photo: Kitchen Belleicious]

6. Bourbon Bread Pudding (recipe)

7. Cajun Red Beans and Rice (recipe)

8. Muffuletta sandwich (recipe)

9. Jambalaya (recipe) [Pictured above; Photo: Gimme Some Oven]

10. King Cake (recipe)

11. Cajun Shrimp Fettuccine Alfredo (recipe)

12. Fried Oysters (recipe)

13. Creole Shrimp and Grits (recipe) [Pictured above; Photo: Brown Eyed Baker]

14. Polish Paczki Doughnuts (recipe)

15. Smoked Sausage and Chicken Gumbo (recipe)

16. Mardi Gras Cupcakes (recipe)

Banner image: syvwlch, Flickr Commons