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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 an Apple Tart. You will find the recipe here.. Want to dive deeper into our recipe…
You have to eat this one fast. This wonderful (and easy!) Pear Cake is exceptional on the day it is baked, full of caramelized pears suspended in a vanilla and almond-flavored tender almond flour cake. Starting on the day after the cake is baked, the…
So, here we go! This is hearty lentil soup nourishes the body and the soul after a challenging beginning to the new year.
This recipe was adapted from one that appears in Susan Spungen’s Veg Forward Cookbook. Here is the recipe as I prepared it in my kitchen.
I’m not naming names, but one of my very good friends has a secret stash of boxed macaroni and cheese. Not judging, either. I know we all have our comfort foods and national events in recent weeks have certainly been excuse enough to tap into…
Comfort food. In normal times, whether it’s an oatmeal cookie or a bowl of this Cream of Mushroom Soup, there is always a place in our lives for the comfort of food. But, these are not normal times. Fierce wildfires are raging here in Southern…
I was delightfully surprised recently when I made this soup for the first time.
First, the broth is very flavorful–rich in cilantro, ginger and garlic flavors.
Secondly, the fork technique for adding the beaten egg is genius. It’s fun, too. In the recipe, you mix cornstarch and Shaoxing wine into a slurry. Seperately, you beat two eggs with a bit more cornstarch. You mix the two and then (wait for it!) pour the egg/cornstarch mixture into the simmering soup through the tines of a fork. The fork pour causes the egg mixture to form ribbons in the soup. Magic. Who knew?
For variety, I’m thinking this broth would be great with noodles and a ramanesque presentation.
This recipe is from The New York Times. This is a link to the original recipe: Egg Drop Soup.
Here is the recipe as I prepared it in my kitchen.
Need a laugh for your morning? Here is a delightful marmalade sequence from the Paddington (The Bear) series: Paddington. Paddington, you will remember kept a marmalade sandwich in his hat for emergencies. Even shared it with The Queen once. This sounds like a decidedly-good idea…
Need a delicious appetizer for your New Year’s Celebration? This Bits and Pieces Party Cheese Ball recipe from Blue Cayenne’s archives might just be the thing! It’s delicious and it uses ingredients that you probably have on hand. While we’re here wishing you a Happy…
This wonderful Stuiffed Date appetizer is a snap to make, freeing you to enjoy your event and to party with your guests.
Here is the recipe from Blue Cayenne’s archives Dates Stiffed With Walnuts.
My friend Ellen Hoffman runs a wonderful Internet and You Tube site for bread making, Ellen’s Bread Machine Recipes. . Her specialty is using her bread machine for the mixing of the bread through the first rise. Here is one of her recipes for pull-apart dinner…
I’m imagining myself enjoying a bowl of this wonderful Fasolada soup on a lazy afternoon in a boisterous Greek taverna. Outside, the turquoise waters of the Aegean Sea lap gently against faded fishing boats beached on the sand . Bottles of Fix beer and a carafe…
In this season of everything pumpkin and maple, what better treat than Maple Baked Beans? Maple syrup is, after all, good in just about everything and the contrast of sweet and savory flavors in baked beans never gets old. If you’ve been wondering about…
Pythagoras was so convinced that beans had souls that their consumption was forbidden among his followers. Don’t get me wrong. I love beans, but I’m not so sure about the soul part. Tiny little bean hearts, maybe. Truth be told, however you fix ’em, I…
Are green beans on your menu for Thanksgiving? Try this delicious take on the holiday tradition. Here is the link to this great Green Bean With Dried Cherry Vinaigrette dish from Blue Cayenne’s archive of more than 400 recipes: Green Beans With Dried Cherry Vinaigrette.
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 forTurkish White Beans. You’ll find the recipe here. Want to dive deeper into our recipe archive? Just click…
These Turkish White Beans are wonderful—delicious and with a distinct Mediterranean flavor. This would be perfect for a plant-based main dish served with crusty bread and a green salad (maybe with feta?) or as part of a mezze assortment of dishes. This recipe is from…
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…
I’m always looking for bean recipes. Always. Recently, I saw recipes for Charro Beans (Mexican Cowboy Beans) posted on the Internet. They all had bacon as an ingredient. I decided to experiment with the recipe. I ended up with three variations on the original recipe.…
