Food, Photography and Bon Mots
It was a party in a dessert bowl. We were celebrating the happy birthday of my neighbor and good friend Sarah, and I needed a light dessert to follow an ambitious Mexican menu. Sarah loves everything lemon, so I prepared this Melissa Clark (New York…
So many interesting holidays. So little time. Nowruz, the Persian New Year, was celebrated on March 21, the Spring Equinox. With spring just “springing” here in Southern California, this is a belated nod to that celebration. Nowruz has been celebrated for more than 3000 years.…
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…
“Then just when I thought I was going to really break down for a good cry, I remembered a large bag of pistachio nuts in the back of the pantry.” –Jeanne Ray Is there a connection between cold weather, being stranded indoors and…
It’s Valentine’s Day! 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 Triple Chocolate Espresso Brownies With Strawberries. Here is the link: Chocolate Espresso…
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…
Apple pie is as American as…er…apple pie. Or, maybe not. It turns out that there are no apples native to the United States (except crabapples). Zero. Zip. None. Apples are believed to have originated in Asia. Apples were introduced to America by the Jamestown colonists.…
This is THE cookie of the season as far as we are concerned. (Juliet and I did some rigorous testing. We have three extra pounds between us to prove it.) Cookies, by the way, are believed to have been a delicious invention of bakers hundreds…
Blueberry Custard. Does that sound good or what? These Blueberry-Buttermilk Custard Bars are all that and more. There’s the slightly sour bite of the blueberries, the sandy crunch of the shortbread crust, and the glorious eggy custard. This recipe is from Dorie Greenspan’s epic cookie…
