King Cake
Hello! I’m finishing up my week of Mardi Gras themed recipes with king cake, of course! The king cake has a plastic baby or bean, or in my case a Sour Patch Kid, hidden inside of it. Traditionally, whoever finds the baby has to buy …
Tag: Mardi Gras
Beignets (French doughnuts)
Hello! I’m continuing my Mardi Gras themed recipes, and today I made beignets. Beignets are French doughnuts. Deep fried pastry pillows of deliciousness. If you can’t make it to Cafe Du Monde in New Orleans to get an order of their famous beignets, you can …
Colorful Swirl Bread
Hello! I’ve been thinking a lot about my mom lately. We are quickly approaching the 2 year anniversary of her passing. Mom was my best friend. I stayed in Illinois because I didn’t want her to be alone. When she passed, I moved back to …
Marbled cookies
Hello! A week from today is Fat Tuesday, so I’m making Mardi Gras themed recipes this week. This morning I made marbled Mardi Gras cookies. I had this great idea to use my star shaped cookie cutter and shape the arms into a fleur de …