Food, Photography and Bon Mots
Remember the 1970s with its leisure suits, lava lamps, and platform shoes? (I saw a 60-something lady today at the local Sprouts Market teetering along in jeans and sky-high platform shoes! Whoa.) Foodwise, I remember those wonderful wedge salads served with generous dollops of roquefort…
This is a beauty! Having grown up in a household where a chopped iceberg lettuce salad (with Wishbone Italian dressing) was the only game in town, I have always sought out beauty and variety on the salad plate in my adulthood. This Ina Garten salad…
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…
“The Greeks invented that.” That is my good friend Michelle’s answer to most “who invented?” questions. It’s become a gentle joke among good friends. Michelle is my Greek friend. She is in my Zoom group. We call ourselves The Seesters. We’re eight mostly retired teachers…
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 Spicy Corn and Chile Salad. It’s just the thing to warm up those cold winter days. You…
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 Peach and Raspberry Salad. You will find the link here. You don’t want to miss this…
Like that proverbial little black dress, it’s important to have a collection of delicious salad dressings at the ready. You never know. This Chipotle Honey Vinaigrette is a great candidate for your salad dressing repertoire. It’s mildly spicy, mildly sweet and mildly tangy. In other…
As the old Southern New Year’s saying goes, “Peas for pennies, greens for dollars, cornbread for gold.” In other words, these foods, when eaten on New Year’s Day, promise prosperity. My mother was in the black-eyed-pea school of Southern New Year’s cooks. I always wondered…
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 Shaved Brussels Sprouts Caesar Salad. You can find the link here. You don’t want to miss…
