Memories of New Orleans

At the end of the French Quarter in New Orleans, right on the river, is the most charming little old cafe, Cafe Du Monde.

They mainly serve coffee and those decadent beignets - hot, fried and covered with sugar. 

Memories of sitting on the river bank, keeping an eye on snakes and enjoying those beignets came rushing back at, out of all places, St. Louis Airport.

There, at a small souvenir stand, was a box of Cafe Du Monde Beignet Mix. How could I resist specially that I have not seen them in Vancouver before.

And this afternoon, it was time to try them. 

The instructions on the box are pretty easy and straight forward, listed in un, deux, trois, quatre steps. The key trick is to have the oil very hot prior to frying. Preparing a dozen of them from un to quatre took only 17 minutes, including sprinkling the icing sugar.

Now anyone can name a better after work, pre dinner snack???