Many restaurants now make beignets with doughnut-like yeast batter. Traditionally, beignets are made from a pâte à choux, which puffs and makes them light as air. This recipe works for crullers or ...

Close up of a plate of beignets - Bhofack2/Getty Images A brassy, boisterous New Orleans Mardi Gras celebration is full of plenty of live music, parades, and parties, and the food is an integral part ...

Start by combining 1 1/2 cups of buttermilk with 1/2 a cup of boiling milk to which we are going to add 4 tsp of dry yeast and 2 1/2 Tbsp of sugar. Stir to combine and set aside for 10 minutes. In a ...

Alex Guarnaschelli is an Iron Chef, Food Network celebrity chef, author of Old-School Comfort Food and the executive chef at New York City’s Butter restaurants. Read her PEOPLE.com blog every Tuesday ...

Deep-frying is the bacon of cooking techniques: It makes everything taste better. Do it with beignets, though, and you get the irresistible results in a more lyrical package. The word is almost as ...

Q. I’m looking for a recipe to make Cuban-style beans in the crockpot. Can you help? A. Here’s a recipe from “Not Your Mother’s Slow Cooker Recipes for Entertaining” by Beth Hensperger and Julie ...

“Anyone have a screwdriver? I need a Phillips head. Oh, and put the crab in the freezer.” There’s a happy chaos as Nguyen inflates one of the costumes, a tauntaun snow lizard from the movie “The ...

Mix warm water, sugar and yeast in a small bowl with whisk and cover with plastic wrap. Set aside until needed. In separate bowl, whisk together milk, egg and salt. In separate bowl, crumb together ...

8 cups, tightly packed greens, including mustard, kale, and chard, stems removed 1 cup thinly sliced white onion 1 tbsp. butter 1 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil ½ tsp. kosher salt, plus more as needed 2 ...