Food, Photography and Bon Mots
Brown butter is having a moment. That is certainly true in my kitchen. I’m enjoying the nutty flavor of the stuff in all sorts of ways. I recently posted a Brown Butter Cookie recipe on Blue Cayenne. The cookie soars with brown butter deliciousness. You’ll…
Scones! The biscuit-like quick breads originated in Scotland in the 16th Century. By the 18th Century, they were a fixture on the English afternoon tea table. More recently, they were popularized by Queen Elizabeth II who reportedly adored them topped with bespoke strawberry jam from…
Oh glorious banana bread! How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I’ve certainly baked my share of banana breads over the years and I’ve posted several very good recipes here on Blue Cayenne. Just type “banana bread” into the search box on…
My neighbor Sarah gives this little cake an “A.” I have to agree with her. I’ve been testing it all morning (a bite here, a bite there…you know how that goes!). It’s spicy delicious with all the right fall flavors. This recipe is adapted from…
This is a spectacular little spice cake for just about any time of the day. (I’ve done personal research.) The spices in the cake really sing, reminding me of the spicing in a good cup of chai. The cake is moist with a fine texture.…
OK. We missed it. February 23 was National Banana Bread Day. Bummer. Here’s a way to make up for our banana gaffe–combine bananas with your seasonal pumpkin bread. (National Pumpkin Bread Day was October 30. We missed that one, too.) First commercially imported to the…
Every month Blue Cayenne features one post from our archive of more than four hundred recipes. Here is a great breakfast recipe: Chinese Stir-Fried Tomatoes and Eggs. You don’t want to miss this great recipe…again. Want to dive deeper into our recipe archive? Just click one…
Flaky. Buttery. Soft. Trust me on this one. You need these rolls. This recipe is adapted from the cookbook Dessert Person. The book is available from your local bookstore or from Amazon.
OK. OK. It’s another damn Banana Bread recipe. In my defense, this is a Banana Bread recipe with a new twist: tahini. No. Really. Tahini? In Banana Bread? Wow! Who’d a thunk it? Tahini is a paste made from toasted ground hulled sesame seeds. You’ve…
I’ve always enjoyed the Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald take on the Gershwin tune “Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off,” particularly the riff on “you say potato and I say poTATo.” (Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off) I was reminded of that thin bit…
