Mardi Gras … Minus the Meat!

Planning a Mardi Gras party? PETA knows how revelers can celebrate “Fat Tuesday” without putting on the pounds themselves. How? By trying these delicious vegan versions of traditional New Orleans favorites like jambalaya and dirty rice. For more Cajun cookin’, check out Donna Simón’s Good Time Eatin’ in Cajun Country, an all-vegetarian cookbook that includes recipes for gumbo, etouffée, po’ boys, beignets—even blackened tofu! To order, click here.

• Vegan Muffulettas
• Vegan King Cake
• Café ‘au Lait’
• Sassy Vegetable Gumbo
• Jumpin’ Jambalaya
• Not-So-Dirty Rice
• Cajun-Style Collards
• Sweetie’s Sweet Potato Pie
• Sweet Cream Topping