Food, Photography and Bons Mots
My husband could talk incessantly about his love for home-grown figs. Seems there was a fig tree in the yard of the house he lived in in Berkeley while in college. So, for him, there were glorious memories of fresh figs galore—jams, pastries, au naturel.…
Apricots and I go back a long way. Growing up, I always had a “Paradise Cake” for my birthday. The cake was two layers of yellow cake slathered with a tangy dried apricot puree and covered in coconut. I’ve tried to find the recipe online…
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 recipes are for plum cakes–two different plum cakes but equally delicious. Your call. ( Here is the recipe.) Want…
I’ve had this recipe in my burgeoning to-do file for some time. The original recipe is from The New York Times and the reviews are pretty strong. A reader named Isabel, for example, wrote that this cake may be one of the best things she’s…
So, where did the idea of celebrating birthdays with cakes come from? It was the Greeks!!!, as my Greek friend Michelle would be quick to say. (Michelle proudly maintains that most good things originated with the Greeks. ) Michelle may have a point. According to…
Just WOW! This is such a good cake and a relatively unique cake flavor to place on your table to entertain your guests. I have to confess, though, that I’m not having a party and this cake is quickly disappearing off my counter! This is…
Wasn’t it Wallis Simpson (or was it Babe Paley) who famously said that you can never been too rich or too thin? Here is an update. You can never have too many Banana Cake recipes. We have many banana recipes here on Blue Cayenne and…
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…
What’s better than enjoying freshly-baked donuts as the early morning sun streams into your kitchen and you read your morning newspaper. Throw in a cup of steaming Darjeeling tea. Just wow. You won’t be alone enjoying. your donut, either. According to an article about the…
Since 2020, Americans have consumed between fifteen and nineteen pounds of apples per person per year. Whoa! Time to amp up your apple consumption if you haven’t been doing your part. This apple cake is tasty as a simple breakfast cake with a steaming cup…
