Food, Photography and Bon Mots
It started with a food picture as so many of my culinary adventures begin. It was a New York Times Food piece on Los Angeles’ Konbi Restaurant’s Egg Salad Sandwich–an elegant riff on the 7-Eleven Egg Salad Sando sensation in Japan. But…it was hard.…
Happy belated new year to those who celebrate. Last week, the Internet was rife with recipes for Honey Cake to celebrate Rosh Hashanha. Some of the postings were ebullient paens to the cake and its spicy flavors. I couldn’t resist and selected a recipe 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 Marion Burros’ iconic Plum Torte. This month marks the 40th anniversary of that recipe being published in the New York Times. The Plum Torte recipe is their most requested recipe…EVER.
Here is the link to the recipe: Marion Burros’ Plum Torte recipe.
You don’t want to miss this great recipe…again.
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Quiche: Let me count the ways. I’ve made my share of quiches—some of them wonderful, some of them “meh.” One of my all-time favorites was a deep-dish asparagus quiche served at a women’s charity event I attended with my friend Sarah. I’m still working on…
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…
