Month: June 2026

A Dream Chocolate-Chocolate Poundcake

A Dream Chocolate-Chocolate Poundcake

If chocolate rocks your world, this is the cake for you.  It is decadently bittersweet with a poundcake texture. The frosting is to die for. For this recipe, I used  Callebaut Bittersweet Chocolate and Double Dutch Cocoa; both were purchased from King Arthur Baking.  This…

A Gorgeous Grilled Sweetcorn Slaw

A Gorgeous Grilled Sweetcorn Slaw

It’s summer! Woo-hoo! Right now, my favorite local farmers’ market is bursting with beautiful produce. What better way to showcase (and enjoy!) that bounty than by making a fresh salad?  Make that a fresh crunchy coleslaw and I’m in heaven. Make it beautiful and just…

Oldies But Goodies: Watermelon-Tomato Gazpacho

Oldies But Goodies: Watermelon-Tomato Gazpacho

Every month Blue Cayenne features recipes from our archive of more than four hundred recipes. These recipes are our “Oldies But Goodies.” Today’s Oldies But Goodies recipe is for Watermelon-Tomato Gazpacho.

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Tahini and Chocolate Chunk Cake

Tahini and Chocolate Chunk Cake

Tahini.  Tahini is a nutty-flavored sesame paste. Think you are unfamiliar with tahini? In all likelihood, you’ve  probably enjoyed it in hummus or baba ghanoush.  For purists, the best tahini is made from ground and roasted humera sesame seeds from Ethiopia. This bias in favor…

Ahhh!!!  Stone Fruits!  Peach and Plum Frangipane Tart

Ahhh!!! Stone Fruits! Peach and Plum Frangipane Tart

This is a sweet little tart. Easy, too. It is a Peach and Plum Frangipane Tart from Hetal Vasavada’s new cookbook, Desi Bakes. Over the decade that I’ve been writing Blue Cayenne, I’ve posted innumerable recipes for stone fruit dishes. To me, stone fruits are…