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 ...

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 ...

These tender and chewy beignets are infused with toasted sesame oil and sesame seeds to give them a toasty flavor and a fantastic crunchy exterior. When chef Nini Nguyen makes her wonderfully chewy ...

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 ...

It's a common story: Kid grows up in an immigrant household eating delicious food. Kid becomes adult. Adult still enjoys that delicious food whenever she returns home. Then, for some reason or another ...

The most famous beignets in this country are a New Orleans specialty: squares of yeasty dough fried until puffy, then smothered in powdered sugar, to be eaten with the local chicory coffee. Also ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For Mardi Gras, it's only right to treat your taste buds to the most indulgent foods (the holiday means "Fat Tuesday" in French ...

Looking for one of the best brunch options in San Antonio? Chef Pieter Sypesteyn at NOLA Brunch & Beignets is serving up authentic New Orleans flavor right here in the Alamo City. From fluffy, ...