Month: January 2022

You Say Granula, I Say Granola!

You Say Granula, I Say Granola!

There was a bit of a “you say granula, I say granola” tiff involved in the naming of granola. First, it was “granula.” Granula was invented by James Caleb Jackson in the 1860s. Jackson was an abolitionist, a medic, a Christian evangelist and a  therapy-spa…

Happy Birthdays and Tangerine Marmalade Cupcakes

Happy Birthdays and Tangerine Marmalade Cupcakes

  We cannot tell the precise moment when friendship is formed. As in filling a vessel drop by drop, there is at last a drop which makes it run over; so in a series of kindnesses there is at last one which makes the heart…

Oldies But Goodies: Guinness Baked Beans

Oldies But Goodies: Guinness Baked Beans

Every month Blue Cayenne features recipes from our archive of more than four hundred recipes. These recipes are our “Oldies But Goodies.”Here is a hearty favorite bean recipe: Guinness Baked Beans.

You don’t want to miss this great recipe…again.

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Memories of Domenico’s Italian Salad Dressing: Copy-Cat Carrabba Salad Dressing

Memories of Domenico’s Italian Salad Dressing: Copy-Cat Carrabba Salad Dressing

If you are into creamy “ranchy” salad dressings, this is a spectacular dressing. I first fell in love with this type of dressing as a teenager. My family used to buy pizza from a Belmont Shore (CA) restaurant called Domenico’s. For them, it was all…

Blueberry Muffin Cake :)

Blueberry Muffin Cake :)

When I was growing up, “Eat your spinach” was touted as the route to good health. I can still sing the Popeye spinach song, too: “…I’m strong to the finich, cause I eats me spinach.” (Damn. That little earworm will be in my head all…