Food, Photography and Bons Mots
I lost my admittedly limited self-control at the local farmers’ market the other day and bought a flat of strawberries. Whoa! That’s a lot of strawberries for one cook and a sweet pup who enjoys a fresh strawberry treat now and then. What to make?…
I’m a unashamed stone fruit devotee. I particularly love plums. This is my season! There were perfectly ripe plums at my local farmers’ market this week. So, it being summer, I decided to make ice cream. This is a David Lebovitz recipe from his cookbook…
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…
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…
Wishing you a happy spring. Here in Southern California, the birds are singing and gardens are waking up. How good is that? Here is a recipe for a wonderful cookie to celebrate spring, the Spanish Almendrado, sometimes described as an almond-lemon macaroon. It is a…
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…
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 an Apple Tart. You will find the recipe here.. Want to dive deeper into our recipe…
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…
