Scotty Snacks » fat tuesday http://www.scottysnacks.com Snack You Some Sun, 22 May 2011 00:57:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Do You Sacrifice (Specific) Snacks For The 40 Days And 40 Nights Of Lent? http://www.scottysnacks.com/do-you-sacrifice-specific-snacks-for-the-40-days-and-40-nights-of-lent/ http://www.scottysnacks.com/do-you-sacrifice-specific-snacks-for-the-40-days-and-40-nights-of-lent/#comments Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:47:46 +0000 Scotty http://www.scottysnacks.com/?p=588 Purple colored image with Lent spelled out and few tree branchesWith FAT Tuesday (and its accompanying New Orleans Mardi Gras Flavored Beignets) behind us, Ash Wednesday officially upon us and lent ahead for the next 40 days and 40 nights, I wonder if anyone else is making a pledge to give up on any snacks. Me, personally, am planning to set aside ice cream, candy and chocolate. Then, once Easter time rolls around the hood, I will have to make like the tagline for this here Snack Shop and, Snack Me Some! :D

What about you? Any thoughts? Do you even care? :) Regardless, may we all carry on with an adequate amount of appreciation, admiration and respect for one another and for life in general (as well as a plentiful supply of snacks!).

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]]> http://www.scottysnacks.com/do-you-sacrifice-specific-snacks-for-the-40-days-and-40-nights-of-lent/feed/ 1 Mardi Gras Flavored Beignets http://www.scottysnacks.com/mardi-gras-flavored-beignets/ http://www.scottysnacks.com/mardi-gras-flavored-beignets/#comments Tue, 24 Feb 2009 06:01:00 +0000 Scotty http://www.scottysnacks.com/?p=510 Scotty Snacks Mardi Gras Flavored Beignets in the shapes of an N, an O, an L and an A with white powdered sugar; yellow, green and purple food coloring and green sprinkles atop a white cutting board First and foremost, I would like to personally extend a Happy Fat Tuesday to all of my New Orleans, Louisiana folks down in the dirty, dirty celebrating Mardi Gras – I wish I was there with y’all! With that shouted out, if you find yourself craving beignet snacks as you recall your last visit to Cafe Du Monde down in the French Quarter of New Orleans, keep in mind there’s no need to go all out on the mixings for a batch of New Orleans original Cafe Du Monde beignets; simply grab you a can of biscuits, a bottle of canola oil and a box of powdered sugar.

All In All

1 Can Pre-made Biscuits
1.5-2 Cups Canola Oil
1-2 Cups Powdered Sugar
Few Drops (yellow, green, blue and red) Food Coloring

The Big Easy Breakdown

After shaping the biscuit dough into your desired figures, add enough canola oil to cover bottom of skillet about a 1/3 to a 1/4 of inch up. Heat said canola oil to a low setting (i.e. don’t want to burn the oil) and add the biscuit dough figures accordingly. Brown both sides evenly prior to setting on top of a couple layers of paper towels and draining any and all excess oil off. Next, sprinkle desired amount of powdered sugar on top and, to add a little Big Easy, New Orleans Mardi Gras flavor, drop on some green, yellow and purple food coloring along with some green sprinkles. Serve warm/hot and do try and share. Please, enjoy!

But Wait, There’s More!

And, before I shut the lid on this here, Mardi Gras Flavored Beignets Recipe, I would like to take this opportunity to proudly participate in the Eating Your Words Food Challenge that Tangled Noodle and Savor The Thyme currently have baking/cooking up. As you all can see, I used beignets and powdered sugar with food coloring and sprinkles to spell out “NOLA” (aka New Orleans, Louisiana). There’s still time, entries due before midnight on March 6, 2009 – you can join the fun too! Learn more and more.

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