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 ...

Start by combining 1 1/2 cups of buttermilk with 1/2 a cup of boiling milk to which we are going to add 4 tsp of dry yeast and 2 1/2 Tbsp of sugar. Stir to combine and set aside for 10 minutes. In a ...

Many restaurants now make beignets with doughnut-like yeast batter. Traditionally, beignets are made from a pâte à choux, which puffs and makes them light as air. This recipe works for crullers or ...

Close up of a plate of beignets - Bhofack2/Getty Images A brassy, boisterous New Orleans Mardi Gras celebration is full of plenty of live music, parades, and parties, and the food is an integral part ...

Q. I’m looking for a recipe to make Cuban-style beans in the crockpot. Can you help? A. Here’s a recipe from “Not Your Mother’s Slow Cooker Recipes for Entertaining” by Beth Hensperger and Julie ...

“Anyone have a screwdriver? I need a Phillips head. Oh, and put the crab in the freezer.” There’s a happy chaos as Nguyen inflates one of the costumes, a tauntaun snow lizard from the movie “The ...

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 ...

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 ...