Main Dishes

Oldies But Goodies: Asparagus in Puff Pastry

Oldies But Goodies: Asparagus in Puff Pastry

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 Asparagus In Puff Pastry Here is the link to the recipe: Asparagus In Puff Pastry. You don’t…

Broccoli Quiche

Broccoli Quiche

Quiche: Let me count the ways. I’ve made my share of quiches—some of them wonderful, some of them “meh.” One of my all-time favorites was a deep-dish asparagus quiche served at a women’s charity event I attended with my friend Sarah. I’m still working on…

Oldies But Goodies: Sweet and Savory Corn Fritters

Oldies But Goodies: Sweet and Savory Corn Fritters

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 Sweet and Savory Corn Fritters. You will find the link here. You don’t want to miss…

Baked Feta With Cherry Tomatoes and Garlic

Baked Feta With Cherry Tomatoes and Garlic

This is superb! Easy, too.  There are recipes for variations on this dish all over the Internet. Apparently, interest in this dish caught fire in 2018 when it was posted online by a talented Finnish blogger named Jenni Hayrinen. Here is a link to the…

Oldies But Goodies: Confit Tandoori Chickpeas

Oldies But Goodies: Confit Tandoori Chickpeas

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 Confit Tandoori Chickpeas. You’ll find it here. You don’t want to miss this great recipe…again. Want to…

Coconutty Beans and Spinach

Coconutty Beans and Spinach

“When my hoe tinkled against the stones, that music echoed to the woods and the sky, and was an accompaniment to my labor which yielded an instant and immeasurable crop. It was no longer beans that I hoed, nor I that hoed beans; and I…

Wine-Braised Mushrooms With Gnocchi

Wine-Braised Mushrooms With Gnocchi

I finally got my hands on a copy of Melissa Clark’s Dinner In One cookbook. To say that the cookbook’s delivery was “delayed” is an understatement. Seems that in the crush of pandemic-delayed shipping, the original cargo container carrying Clark’s cookbook went plunging into the…

Baked Beans With Apples

Baked Beans With Apples

For me, baked beans hit all the right flavor notes–sweet, savory…a bit of tang. As a home cook, I love the long slow baking process and the wonderful aromas that waft through my kitchen when I bake beans. I’m not alone in this romance with…

Memories of the Adriatic: Lemony Stuffed Peppers

Memories of the Adriatic: Lemony Stuffed Peppers

I enjoy stuffed peppers.  While I never had them in my childhood, as an adult I was fortunate to travel to Dubrovnik in the then Yugoslavia where stuffed peppers and stuffed tomatoes were regularly on the menu. Loved them then.  Not too much worked in…

Oldies But Goodies: Chermoula Eggplant With Bulgur and Yogurt

Oldies But Goodies: Chermoula Eggplant With Bulgur and Yogurt

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 tasty main dish, Chermoula Eggplant With Bulgur and Yogurt.   You will find a link…