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 ...

In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add sugar, salt, eggs, evaporated milk and blend well. Mix in 4 cups of the flour and beat until smooth. Add the shortening, and then the remaining 3 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This recipe is simple, fun and yummy. The beignets are beautifully sweet, and the spiced cocoa tea is a perfect compliment. It's great way to start the day. Technique tip: Place the dough close to a ...

The dessert popular in New Orleans provides plenty of comfort on Christmas morning. No matter what December holidays you do or don’t celebrate, there is a lot to love about Christmas morning.

On recent Friday (Aug. 25) afternoon, we joined a group of folks visiting New Orleans for a lesson in making of the city's signature desserts: the beignet. The class is one of three new cooking ...

Mardi Gras season is here, and that means it’s time to embrace the flavors of New Orleans. Time for king cake, shrimp po' boys, gumbo and, of course, beignets. You might be thinking beignets are the ...

The Disney beignets (you know, the ones in the shape of Mickey Mouse) are so cute, they can’t possibly be easy to make, right? Wrong. In fact, Disney just shared the famous recipe online. After we’ve ...

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