Food, Photography and Bon Mots
My friend Joyce recently made a heritage trip to Japan with her daughter. From luxury hotels to rustic ryokans, they savored the sights and tastes of Japan. As dedicated foodies, Joyce and I talked a lot about Japanese food before her trip. While we were…
Interesting salads. I love interesting salads! Clearly, I’m not alone. Archaeologists have discovered the ruins of a “funeral garden” outside a rock-cut tomb on Dra Abu el-Naga hill in Luxor. Apparently, they have found four thousand year-old evidence of lettuce! There also are ancient…
A potato pancake under your salad? Who woulda thunk it? This recipe is adapted from one that appears in Brooklyn-based Hetty McKinnon’s wonderful new book Tenderheart, A Cookbook about Vegetables and Unbreakable Family Bonds. (Tenderheart is available at your local bookstore or on Amazon here.…
Wishing you a happy new year filled with all good things–including great gastronomical delights. As for me, I’m looking for comfort food as we ease into 2022 and this New York Times soup recipe (Cauliflower, Potato and White Bean Soup) has “comfort” written all over…
Every month Blue Cayenne features one post from our archive of more than four hundred recipes. Here is a Russian Salad recipe. You don’t want to miss this great recipe…again. Want to dive deeper into our recipe archive? Just click one of the categories at the…
Ahhh, potatoes! Let me count the ways. Today’s potato is the upmarket Yukon Gold. The history of these potatoes is interesting. Yukon Gold potatoes have only been available commercially since 1980. Developed at Canada’s University of Guelph by legendary potato breeder Gary…
Break out the champagne and the party whistles. Cue the birthday music. Blue Cayenne is five! Who knew! I certainly didn’t. When I clicked “post” that first time five years ago, it was with no small amount of trepidation. Would anyone read my posts?…
I bought a cauliflower recently with good intentions. I’ve been doing a little a lot of anxiety eating lately as I sit here in California in Covid19 lockdown. My scale tells me I need to up my nutrition game. I know cruciferous vegetables are super foods.…
Memories. This coronavirus crisis has given me a lot of time to explore my food (and other) memories. I imagine you have done a lot of that, too. On a lazy afternoon recently, I asked myself where I would most like to revisit (and dine)…
Every month Blue Cayenne features one post from our archive of more than four hundred recipes. Here is a great little cake recipe: Lemony Turmeric Tea Cake. You don’t want to miss this great recipe…again. Want to dive deeper into our recipe archive? Just click one of…
