The husband and I are huge supporters of road trips. We spent last fall driving over 7,000 miles round trip; two months of work in New York City, visiting family, and a little sightseeing. Somewhere around 5,000 miles we ended up in New Orleans on a quiet Sunday Morning.
Restaurants were just opening for breakfast in the french quarter and there was barely another soul in sight.
After breakfast, with the use of our smart phones and detective like search words, we were able to find Cafe du Monde. The cafe was featured in a doughnut special on the Travel Channel and we were dying to try them. The open air market was full of people and the air was full of Jazz. There was a trio blasting through the morning on the street corner and I finally felt like we were in The Big Easy.
The menu is easy; they only serve two things: drinks and Beignets. What is Beignet you might ask? A square of fried doughy deliciousness coated in powdered sugar. Need I say more? Oliver was so excited that I’m surprised there were only sprinkles of powder on his face.
If you can’t make it to Cafe du Monde anytime soon check out this post by cozywalls and make your own mouth-watering beignets in bourboned butterscotch.
boldwandering 
sounds delicious and looks great in these photos
Thank you Jo. Be sure to check out cozywalls’ recipe, I think I will have dreams about them tonight.
YAY! New Orleans is my 2nd home!
I have only been twice. Once when I was 5 or 6 and most recently on this breakfast trip. I would love to visit again and really get to know the city.
ah…you hit all my favorite places! 🙂
Thanks Riki now I am craving a beignet!!! You’re not helping with my diet 🙂
No problem. I don’t have beignet problems right now, but Halloween is going to be an issue for my new get healthy plan this fall. Check back for some awesome and delicious spooky recipes!