Drinks

Salante: Irish Coffee

Salante: Irish Coffee

My beautiful friend Michelle had the good fortune to visit San Francisco’s  Buena Vista Cafe recently and enjoyed a glass of their legendary Irish Coffee.  As she described the coffee’s deliciousness, I knew I needed to try this. And, of course, it was wonderful.  Here…

Oldies But Goodies: Pickle Brine Margarita

Oldies But Goodies: Pickle Brine Margarita

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 wonderful Pickle Brine Margarita. You will find the recipe  here.. Want to dive deeper into…

Get Your Morbid On With A Pickle Brine Margarita

Get Your Morbid On With A Pickle Brine Margarita

Looking for an unusual cocktail? This Pickle Brine Margarita from The New York Times might be quirky enough to fit the bill. You can find the link to the original recipe here. The NYT gives credit for this cocktail to a bar in Brooklyn named  The…

Mango Lassi

Mango Lassi

This is a “No recipe recipe.” My good friend Joyce gifted me a huge Keitt mango the other day. There it sat on my counter this morning enjoying its 15 minutes of perfect ripeness. I couldn’t look away. So…I made my absolute favorite smoothie, a…