No,La

1. Louisiana
2. Didn't see a gator
3. Lake Ponchartrain
4. Our GPS shows that I can drive on water

Beignet

Beignet is cajun french for "French Donut". They are a tasty, classic Cajun treat.

Ingredients
1/2 cup shortening 1/2 cup sugar
2 packages yeast 6 1/2 cup plain flour
1 tsp salt 1 cup evaporated milk
2 eggs, well beaten

Directions
Cream together shortening, sugar, and salt.

Add one cup boiling water and one cup milk. Set aside.

Mix yeast well in 1/4 cup warm water. Add this and beaten eggs to the mixture and mix well.

Add 3 1/2 cups flour and beat with spoon. Add another 3 cups of flour and mix. Put the dough in a greased covered container in the refrigerator.

When ready to fry, roll out dough 1/4 inch thick and cut into 3 inch squares with a knife. Use knife to cut 1/2 inch slit in the middle of each square.

Fry in deep fat about 360 degrees until golden brown on both sides. Powdered sugar may be sprinkled on top. Drain on paper towels.


Dough may be kept in refrigerator for a few days.

Boudin Balls

We picked up a load near Philadelphia this morning and now we are on our way to Louisiana!
One day I hope to see a real alligator in the wild, (at a distance.) and I also want to go on a boat ride through the bayou.
Maybe, just maybe I could run into Glenn Guist. That would be great.

Pops and I love the Jalapeño Boudin Balls. They have jalapeño pepper rings mixed in and the mixture is wrapped around a chunk of cheddar cheese.

Boudin Balls

Boudin
crushed crackers whatever kind you like
2 egg s (optional)
1/4 to 1/2 cup milk (optional)
salt, cayenne, black pepper, to taste
Oil for frying

Directions

Make your boudin. If using the store purchased variety, remove the meat mixture from the casing. Roll the mixture into balls.small, medium or large.

Crush your crackers to a fine meal consistency, season to taste. Or you can buy any variety flavored cracker. Take the boudin balls and roll them in the cracker meal. Refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours.

Heat the cooking oil until spot of flour dances on top of the oil. Drop the boudin ball and fry until golden brown. Place on paper towels to drain. Serve preferably warm but the taste is great either hot or cold.

Sunday

We spent the weekend on a load to Providence, RI. It delivered yesterday early and then we got a load offer going to North Carolina. We accepted and got the load. But then it cancelled.
So now we are at an old rundown, closed up rest area just inside Massachusetts. We stayed there the rest of Saturday.
We looked for a church and even contacted the Rigo's to see where they go. But there was nothing to be found near us. So I got up and studied my First Place lesson before Pops got up. Then when he got up we listened to the sermon that Joe Guthrie preached last summer at Delmarva Family Camp. It was called, Act like a Man. It was a very good sermon and it was so good to hear Joe's voice. I sure miss him and his wife.
Then we had our communion and discussed some other things.
In the afternoon our company asked us to relocate to Trenton, NJ. So we packed up and got ready to move.
Right now we are in New York about to cross the George Washington Bridge. It is north of Manhattan and crosses the Hudson River.

Sunset through the Raindrops near Bridgeport, CT

Garlicky Salmon and Grilled Tomatoes

Our diet is going ok. We have been eating a lot of chicken. I think tomorrow we will have salmon.

Garlicky grilled salmon and tomatoes

4 6-ounce pieces skinless salmon fillet
4 medium tomatoes, halved
2 tablespoons olive oil
salt and black pepper
1/2 teaspoon paprika
4 cloves garlic, sliced
Directions
Heat broiler. Place salmon and tomatoes, cut-side up, in a broilerproof roasting pan or on a rimmed baking sheet.
Drizzle with oil and season with ¾ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper. Sprinkle salmon with paprika. Scatter garlic over the top.
Broil until salmon is opaque throughout and tomatoes are tender, 8 to 10 minutes.

Spring storm

Our drive up through Virginia on I81 was horrible. A spring snow storm moved through causing very slippery roads.
We saw many wrecks, several of them pretty bad.
I drove slowly and left a lot of space in front of me.
It improved tremendously when it was Pops' turn to drive.