You have a couple choices. This first recipe many people really love and find it very much like the Cafe du Monde although most people don't realize they actually use a baking powder based product. New Orleans Style Beignet Recipe 1 Envelope Active Dry Yeast 3/4 Cup Water (110 degrees F) 1/4 Cup Granulated Sugar 1/2 tsp Salt 1 Beaten Egg 1/2 Cup Evaporated Milk 3 1/2 - 3 3/4 Cups A.P. Flour 1/8 Cup Shortening Vegetable Oil for Frying Powdered Sugar in a shaker or sifter Combine the Yeast, Water, and Sugar in the work bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook (You could also make this in a food processor, or the old fashioned way, by hand). Let this sit until frothy, about 5 minutes, then add the Salt, Egg, and Evaporated Milk. Mix on low speed, then add half of the flour until it starts to come together, then add the shortening. When the shortening is incorporated start adding the remaining flour, a little at a time until most of it is incorporated. At this time I always turn the dough onto a floured bench to finish by hand, just like when I make bread; itfs a touch thing. Knead the dough adding just enough flour as necessary to make a non-sticky, smooth dough. Place the dough into a large oiled bowl, loosely cover and let rise (I made mine last night and let it rise overnight in the refrigerator). After the dough has doubled in bulk, punch it down and turn it onto a floured surface and roll out into a rectangle that is about 1/2ÂÂ thick. With a very sharp knife working at a diagonal to the rectangle, cut into 2ÂÂ wide strips. Now cut into diamond shapes by making diagonal cuts in the opposite direction. Place the Beignets on a floured baking sheet to let rise about 40 minutes in a warm place (I place them in a barely warm oven). When the Beignets have risen, heat 2-3 inches of vegetable oil in a large saucepan to 350-360 degrees. Place 2-3 Beignets into the hot oil at a time, being careful not to smash or deflate them. When they are golden brown, flip them over until golden brown on the other side (They go pretty quickly so start checking them right after they go into the oil). Remove to paper towel lined plates to drain. Serve hot topped with plenty of powdered sugar (because the dough doesnÂft contain much sugar, you will want a lot!). Best served with Cafe au Lait. Enjoy! Makes about 2 dozen. This next recipe used a basic pate a choux base and is very good too. Easy too and you don't have to bother with a yeast dough. Beignets Ingredients 1 cup water 4 ounces unsalted butter 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon sugar 1 cup, plus 2 tablespoons sifted all\-purpose flour 4 large eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla Vegetable shortening, for deep frying Confectioners' sugar Directions In a small saucepan combine the water, butter, granulated sugar, and salt and bring the mixture to a rapid boil. Remove the pan from the heat and add the flour all at once, stirring vigorously. Cook the paste over low heat, beating briskly, until the ingredients are thoroughly combined and the dough cleanly leaves the sides of the pan and forms a ball. Remove the pan from the heat. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. By hand or with an electric mixer set at medium speed beat the paste until it is smooth and glossy. Stir in the vanilla. In the deep fryer, heat 3 inches shortening 370 degrees F. Drop the dough by teaspoonfuls into the shortening, and fry the beignets in batches, turning them, until golden brown (about 3 minutes). With a slotted spoon, remove to paper towels to drain. Sprinkle the beignets with the confectioners' sugar and serve them hot ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Last, you can make a pretty good super quick beignet by using your favorite baking powder biscuit recipe and patting/rolling it to about a half inch and cutting in squares and frying as above. Confectioners sugar, of course while hot. Hope this helps. Happy Mardi Gras. I happen to have about ten boxes of beignet mix here. Seems the relatives always send a box when sending stuff.. lol. You can only make so many fried doughnuts so my freezer has plenty of boxes in it. I should have a beignet party. Make some savory and some sweet... hmmmm...

I was considering just extending the Sage into the hall at 75%. Anyhow, we are going to repaint both the hall and dining room Wondering what will happen with that pink tile...... Won't know for sure until you try it. If you have leftover Sage at 100%, might want to try painting a wall and see what happens. Odds are that Sage at 75% will *do* the same thing relative to the pinky tile. If you want to know for absolute certain, you have to get a tester of Sage @ 75%... but I would change the DR first. I'll explain later in the post. With pinky-beige anything, carpet, tile, counter tops, it pays to work with it a bit to see what happens because it can be manipulated. As we all saw with nuxemego's "pinky beige" carpet. In her case it turned out that the pinky beige carpet wasn't really pinky-beige after all. It just looked that way because of the context it was living in. Once she moved the carpet into other rooms and changed the wall color near it, basically changed the context in which the carpet was viewed, it did not appear "pinky". Architectural color can be full of surprises and is never boring! :) One of two things happens every single time with pinky-beige. Either what was thought to be a "pinky-beige" turns out not so pink after all or the most unappealing aspects of the pinky-beige lunges forward and the color just isn't pretty. The rules of engagement for pinky-beige are not cut-n-dry. It's not totally about what colors are supposed to "go" with it or not. That's only part of the story. The other part of the story is the light. Light is boss and it is within that dimension of color where it is decided what's going to happen -- either the pinky turns into pleasing or pinky turns into ick. Light is boss. And most people do not have the capacity to step into a room and "read the light" -- like, it's not a skill most people need to use on a daily basis, ya know? :~) So, the best you can do is experiment with the logical options and just *see* how it goes. See what happens. I would try painting the dining room Olive first -- leave the hallway Aqua... and see what happens. Can always paint the hallway @75% Sage after the DR i done in Olive. As far as partnering up Sage and Olive -- I love it. I absolutely think they will *go* together. If Sage is working for you in the new home's light, pretty good bet you're going to feel the same way about Olive in the dining room. It will be a lot of green, contrast will be minimal and flow (as they say) will be a rather quiet transition from room to room. Especially if you end up with Sage @75% instead of Aqua in the hallway. I love the combo of Aqua and Sage (and maybe Olive too). The current pic is very pretty. But it has to feel fabulous too. I admire you for aknowledging what's working for you and what's not. Trusting your gut and putting that first in order to get the colors right is a far better use of your energies than dwelling on the mis-step with Aqua and spinning your wheels trying to force it to work for you. Yes, you have to find a new color and yes it's a repaint. In the end, it will be worth it. It will be worth it because wall color is the armature of atmosphere. Atmosphere does not come from a chair or a rug or strategially placed shiny doo-dads (a.k.a decorating). Wall color influences atmosphere more than anything else due to the fact that its volume is physically enveloping and it commands more three-dimensional visual real estate than anything else in the room. I'd like to see a bowl of green apples, a rug, or 'the perfect ottoman' do that. ;~D

I have Ellen's paint on the main level of my home, in the upstairs hallway and recently painted my daughters room purple with her lilac color. I love it! It goes on quite nicely. I did a color consult with Ellen; sent her pics, talked on the phone, she asked, I talked, she listened, she made recommendations, I painted. She is so nice, gracious, patient, easy to work with. I have her Spring Green in my kitchen, mustard seed in the living/music room, honeysuckle in the front entrance and upstairs hallway, cafe au lait in my family room and a cognac/slate mixture in my dining room. I like color, have a north facing house in the NorthEast. I love how her paint lightened up the dark rooms in the house. Some have more color on the walls than before, but aren't dark by any means. Different colors react differently, some of the colors we have really change with the differing light of day.

Thanks for the suggestion. I have not called her, but I have looked over the website and really didn't see anything close to what I need. I need a very nice warm/tan/beige. I have cream trim and cream w/brown glaze perimeter cabinets and a saddle colored island. My granite has black, brown, peach, and blueish gray in it. I want to pretend the peachy color isn't in the granite. My new drapes will be a greenish blue, lite citron and brown fabric. So, a latte, buffe color should look nice.