Beignets

The original French market coffee stand, Cafe Du Monde, serves cafe au lait and hot beignets (french doughnuts) in the french market of New Orleans since 1862. If you've ever been to New Orleans, you have most likely had Beignets. They remind me of fried dough, very addictive. I've been working from home due to the pandemic, and have extra time in the morning so I have been organizing cupboards, closets, etc. I found this box of Beignet mix that we received as a gift and never used. It expires in April 2020, had to use it up. We are supposed to be attending a wedding in New Orleans in September 2020 but I question if that is going to happen. Here's a couple photos from our last trip to New Orleans for my sisterinlaw's 60th birthday. We certainly took traveling for granted, and look forward to when we can travel again. 

Au revior, N'awlins!  

Au revior, N'awlins! ....This and That

I should have titled this blog post -- "Where Did September (and summer) Go". 

Last weekend, we let the good times roll and eleven family members celebrated my sisterinlaw's 60th birthday at Irene's Cuisine in New Orleans. We arrived Friday afternoon for a long weekend and tried to squeeze in as much as possible including going on a swamp and bayou tour (I was pretty brave to hold a baby alligator - not so cute when it gets bigger), shopped on Magazine Street and the French Market, toured Mardi Gras World, listened to musicians at Jackson Square and celebrated Cheryl's birthday in a surprise birthday parade that my brotherinlaw snuck in on Bourbon Street. You may be familiar with the wedding parades that are popular in New Orleans, and it requires a lot of planning to get the permit, hire the jazz band and hire police officers for a birthday parade. Fun was had by all, including the "strangers" that joined us for the parade. We stayed in a house on Burgundy Street in the French Quarter that our family found on Airbnb. It worked well for 11 people. 

The dahlias are still putting on quite a show, and I am very slowly getting into fall decor. I bought some Jack Be Little pumpkins and wrapped them in ribbon. They are on display and will be eventually used at place settings. We attended a brunch for Xavier's baptism, and Joe made 120 cannoli. He's the man! My son Bryon is tall, and Alissa is so petite so I love the picture of Bryon trying to be shorter in the Baptism photo. 

We finally got the photos from Nick and Meshal's wedding. They were married at the end of July, and the photographers were very busy with summer weddings. 

Tomorrow we are going on a winery tour for my niece's bachelorette weekend, and Joe is making muffuletta for our trip. The muffuletta is so good in New Orleans!  I'll share photos  and reviews of this Muffuletta sandwich recipe next week. Can't wait to sink my teeth into it. 
Debbie