Louisiana's Creole & Cajun Cuisine

Bounty from the Bayou

Cajun and Creole Recipes

Beignet - (bey-YAY) is a delicious square doughnut liberally sprinkled with powdered sugar, but the word is also used for fried tidbits of fish served as an appetizer.

Beignets are often enjoyed with cafe au lait.  In New Orleans, cafe au lait is strong dark roast coffee with chicory.  Click here for the complete recipe.

Chicory - (chik-o-ree) is an herb, the roots are dried, ground, roasted and used to flavor the potent coffee, which is craved by most people of New Orleans.

Cafe au lait - (kah-fay-oh-lay) is literally "coffee with milk", combined with roasted chicory root. This is a French coffee drink prepared by mixing coffee and scalded (not steamed) milk.  It is similar to Italian latte, but made with drip, or press pot coffee, instead of espresso--a one to one ratio.

It is a staple of the Cafe du Monde, the legendary coffee shop in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana.