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Oldies But Goodies: Smashed And Seared Beets

Oldies But Goodies: Smashed And Seared Beets

Every month Blue Cayenne features one post from our archive of more than 350 recipes. Here is a Smashed and Seared Beets 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…

Oldies But Goodies: Cranberry Beans With Polenta

Oldies But Goodies: Cranberry Beans With Polenta

Every month Blue Cayenne features one post from our archive of more than 350 recipes. Here is a Cranberry Beans With Polenta 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…

Cookies For Breakfast? Make Them Rum-Raisin-Oatmeal Cookies

Cookies For Breakfast? Make Them Rum-Raisin-Oatmeal Cookies

I gifted a few of these Rum-Raisin-Oatmeal Cookies to my neighbors. My neighbor confessed that her husband ate two of the cookies after breakfast as a “breakfast dessert.”  No harm in that. Right? The cookies are oatmeal cookies, after all, and oatmeal is a respectable…

Breaking Up With Instacart and Chilled Avocado Soup With Crispy Garlic Oil

Breaking Up With Instacart and Chilled Avocado Soup With Crispy Garlic Oil

Oh Instacart! It’s not you, it’s me.  Well…actually…it’s you. How did we lose that beautiful thing that  we had? We’ve been so close since March. Whatever I’ve needed, you were there. Wine? You’ve always given my glass a generous pour. Ripe tomatoes? You’ve searched for them…

Oldies But Goodies: Tamales

Oldies But Goodies: Tamales

Need a tamale fix for New Year’s Eve?  Why order out? These homemade tamales rock. Too hard? If Sarah and I could make them at home, it can be done.  Here is a holiday (or any day) recipe for tamales. This recipe is from Blue…

Popeye and Spinach Soup

Popeye and Spinach Soup

I was reminiscing with some friends the other day about childhood memories and our conversation turned to games, cartoons and children’s shows. You know: Uncle Wiggily and the decidedly unsavory Pipsisewah, Shari Lewis and sweet little Lamb Chop, Engineer Bill and the milk drinking game…

Being Thankful for Hokkaido Milk Bread Rolls

Being Thankful for Hokkaido Milk Bread Rolls

Need some rolls for your Thanksgiving table? These Hokkaido Milk Bread Rolls are wonderful. The original recipe for these rolls comes from the King Arthur Baking site (here), although King Arthur Baking gives credit to Yvonne Chen, author of the cookbook 65 Degrees C. Bread…

Anxiety Eating Antidote: Spicy Cauliflower and Potato Soup

Anxiety Eating Antidote: Spicy Cauliflower and Potato Soup

I bought a cauliflower recently with good intentions. I’ve been doing a little a lot of anxiety eating lately as I sit here in California in Covid19 lockdown. My scale tells me I need to up my nutrition game. I know cruciferous vegetables are super foods.…

Me and The Queen of Sheba: Apricot Pistachio Bars

Me and The Queen of Sheba: Apricot Pistachio Bars

Legend has it that the Queen of Sheba so loved pistachios that she claimed ownership of all the pistachio trees in her realm. That’s kind of the way I feel about these Apricot Pistachio Bars. They are that good. These bars sport a generous top…

Gadget Madness: Spiralized Vietnamese Cucumber Salad

Gadget Madness: Spiralized Vietnamese Cucumber Salad

I’m a gadget girl. I have drawers and drawers (and drawers!) of cooking tools–some whose function I no longer remember. So, like most of the rest of the cooks in America right now, I’ve been doing some pandemic kitchen cleaning and organizing. I’ve put off…