Food, Photography and Bons Mots
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…
Lovely. Such a nice word. This cake is lovely. It’s pretty. The swirl of berries inside makes it beautifully appetizing. And, most importantly, it is delicious. Right now, we are in the midst of a bountiful berry season here in Southern California, so this…
Suddenly, the scent of plumson a mountain path:sunrise!—Matsuo Basho, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch Plums are in! I’ve got to agree with the delightful Basho haiku above. Plums are all good things–even sunrises. As you know if you read this blog,…
Banana Bread is having a moment. It was the most searched-for recipe online in America in 2020 according to CNBC. This hot weather has done a number on my bananas; their skins were black and their flesh was mushy. In other words, they were at…
This is a Dorie Greenspan recipe. This little cake is maple sweet and miso savory at the same time, or, as Dorie puts it “on the brink of savory.” In a preface to this recipe, she wrote that, were she to own a B &…
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 a Chocolate Guinness Cake. You’ll find it here. You don’t want to miss this great recipe…again. Want…
It’s National Chocolate Cake Day! Woo-hoo! 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 a chocolate vinegar cake. Here is the link: Nana’s Vinegar…
Oh glorious banana bread! How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I’ve certainly baked my share of banana breads over the years and I’ve posted several very good recipes here on Blue Cayenne. Just type “banana bread” into the search box on…
My neighbor Sarah gives this little cake an “A.” I have to agree with her. I’ve been testing it all morning (a bite here, a bite there…you know how that goes!). It’s spicy delicious with all the right fall flavors. This recipe is adapted from…
