I moved to Kentucky almost two years ago, and although I am becoming quite fond of it here, I will always be a Mississippi girl! There are so many things I miss from Biloxi, my family and friends being at the top of that list, but Beignets are deffinately a close second. I remember when I was younger, my mom would often take us to Mary Mahoney's, a local cafe, for breakfast on the weekends. I would always order the same thing, an order of beignets and a side of ham....YUM! My favorite! In July of this year, I made a trip down to the coast to visit with my family, and my father in-law had one request upon my return to KY.....bring him home some beignets! It had been years since I had last had these delicious french doughnuts, sprinkled with confectioner's sugar! I knew I couldn't bring him home any, there is no way they would be any good after a 10 hour drive. The only way to eat them is warm, and fresh. However, there was no reason why I couldn't make them. So the Sunday after I returned from Mississippi, we had everyone over to the house and my mom made beignets for everyone! They were just as I remembered..... delicious!!! Needless to say my niece, Allison, instantly became a huge fan, along with my 2 year old son. So it was agreed every other Sunday, is Beignet Sunday.
So that is what I did today. I woke up early this morning and made scrammbled eggs for Adam (the only one here, who is not a fan of sweets) and beignets for everyone else.
And of course, I had to have my new favorite coffee.
Cinnamon Pecan!! Soooo Good!
And as for Cole........
Well, let's just say he is in favor of our new Sunday Morning Tradititon!
From the first bite, to the very last, the beignet never leaves his mouth!
I am so glad that I was able to take one of my favorite childhood memories and turn it into a tradition for my own family. Hopefully my boys will appreciate it as much as I did growing up.
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