Side Dishes

Harissa-Creamed Cauliflower

Harissa-Creamed Cauliflower

Harissa. What in the heck is harissa? Harissa is a middle eastern paste. It is made with hot chili peppers and a variety of spices. It is a common ingredient in dishes served across North Africa and is especially associated with the cooking of Tunisia.…

Oldies  But Goodies: Blackeyed Peas With Coconut Milk and Ethiopian Spices

Oldies But Goodies: Blackeyed Peas With Coconut Milk and Ethiopian Spices

Every month Blue Cayenne features recipes from our archive of more than four hundred recipes. These recipes are our “Oldies But Goodies.” Today’s Oldie But Goodie recipe is for Blackeyed Peas With Coconut Milk and Ethiopian spices. It’s spicy and delicious! You don’t want to…

Wild Rice With Mushrooms and Sherry

Wild Rice With Mushrooms and Sherry

What do you cook when life throws you a curve? Comfort food. Mushrooms. Wild rice. Butter. As I convalesce after recently breaking my knee while gardening (I know. I know. It was a real klutz move.), I have been focused on food that is easy…

Oldies But Goodies: Confit Tandoori Chickpeas

Oldies But Goodies: Confit Tandoori Chickpeas

Every month Blue Cayenne features recipes from our archive of more than four hundred recipes. These recipes are our “Oldies But Goodies.” Today’s Oldie But Goodie recipe is for Confit Tandoori Chickpeas. You’ll find it here. You don’t want to miss this great recipe…again. Want to…

Baked Beans With Apples

Baked Beans With Apples

For me, baked beans hit all the right flavor notes–sweet, savory…a bit of tang. As a home cook, I love the long slow baking process and the wonderful aromas that waft through my kitchen when I bake beans. I’m not alone in this romance with…

Mediterranean Zucchini and Feta Fritters

Mediterranean Zucchini and Feta Fritters

  This recipe for Mediterranean Zucchini and Feta Fritters is from Yasmin Khan’s cookbook Ripe Figs. The book is available from your local bookstore or on Amazon here. Khan’s cookbook was a James Beard International Cookbook finalist and was included on The New York Times’ “Best…

That “Oh, I just threw this together” Vibe: Potato and Onion Galette

That “Oh, I just threw this together” Vibe: Potato and Onion Galette

This is a beauty of a galette–redolent with lightly-caramelized onions, loaded with tender potatoes and sitting atop a layer of Boursin cheese and a generous crisp crust. There is a lot of love here. A galette, by the way, is a rustic free-form tart from…

Holiday Oldies But Goodies: Cranberries!

Holiday Oldies But Goodies: Cranberries!

Wishing you and yours a happy Thanksgiving! Every month Blue Cayenne features recipes from our archive of more than four hundred recipes. Here are a couple of Blue Cayenne’s most-requested holiday favorites: https://bluecayenne.com/two-holiday-favorites-from-blue-cayennes-archives-cranberry-relish-and-squash-apples-and-cranberries. You don’t want to miss these great recipes…again. Want to dive deeper…

Bulgogi Eggplant

Bulgogi Eggplant

Bulgogi?  It’s a Korean specialty. Koreans have been making the classic dish for hundreds of years—sometimes grilled and sometimes in a broth.  In recent times, the dish has become rockstar-popular on Korean and international menus. Bulgogi roughly translates to “fire meat.” Although the dish is…

Oldies But Goodies: Russian Salad

Oldies But Goodies: Russian Salad

Every month Blue Cayenne features one post from our archive of more than four hundred recipes. Here is a Russian Salad recipe. You don’t want to miss this great recipe…again. Want to dive deeper into our recipe archive?  Just click one of the categories at the…