Getting Our Mardi Gras On-- Part 3: Muffulettos and Jambalaya

We may not have been down PCB, but we sure ate our Mardi Gras' worth of food up here in the freezing north.

SUNDAY, MARCH 3

It was almost all Monkees on Bob Stroud's Rock and Roll Roots show on WDRV, 97.1 FM, Chicago's Drive, as he Root Saluted them after the death of Peter Tork last week and Mickey Dolenz's upcoming 74th birthday this Friday.  What is Mardi Gras if it is not about music and any kind of music.

We went to Corkscrew Pointe in McHenry, Illinois, for a muffuletto (spelled many different ways) sandwich, one of the few places around that makes them.  This was originated by Italians in New Orlenas and consists of and olive sauce,  salami, ham, Swiss cheese, provolone, and mortadela on a toasted bun.  Absolutely delicious and a huge sandwich.  Liz and I could just finish half which means today we get to eat it all over again.

We then went to Stucky's in Johnsburg and had a great time with the people there and played a lot of  music on the juke box.  They had jambalaya with shrimp, chicken and andouille sausage.  Even though we were full, we ordered one for $8.75 and snacked on it, but had plenty left over to eat another meal today.

Hey, you don't get jambalaya just everyday.  You eat it when you get the chance.

I was disappointed that Tom Marker did not feature New Orleans music on his Bluesbreakers show on Sunday.  When he was on the air on Mondays, he used to have a great Lundi Gras (Fat Monday) show.

Listening to a CD by Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys right now while I'm typing this.  Doesn't get much more Cajun than that.

Eating Our Way Through Mardi Gras.  RoadDog