Food, Photography and Bon Mots
This started out as a recipe post. Sadly, it has become a eulogy to a gifted chef. Greg Malouf has died. He and his former wife, food writer Lucy Malouf, did much to introduce the western world to the delights and subtleties of Middle…
This is the “little black dress” of mushroom soups. It’s basic. It’s elegant. It never disappoints. This recipe is from Deborah Madison’s cookbook Vegetable Soups from Deborah Madison’s Kitchen. You can order the book through your local bookstore or on Amazon here. It is a great…
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 warm and comforting Spinach and Potato Soup. It’s just the thing to warm up those…
Put down what you are doing and make a pot of this soup! It’s absolutely delicious and, you know, it’s a superfood. Who doesn’t need to pack more superfoods into their diet? If you cook for yourself or for a small family, you might be…
I pretty much adore lentils–especially the delicate earthy-flavored red/orange ones. I can’t remember where I had my first taste of lentils. I’m sure it was after I was an adult. I’m thinking it was probably in India when our guide, Krishan, took us into his…
This would be a delightful soup to serve on New Year’s Eve. It’s delicious. It’s beautiful. The Roquefort cheese and butter mixture stirred into the soup at the list minute adds a subtle and unexpected flavor that should wow your guests on that special…
“Cooking is a craft, I like to think, and a good cook is a craftsman — not an artist. There’s nothing wrong with that: the great cathedrals of Europe were built by craftsmen — though not designed by them. Practicing your craft in expert fashion…
Put everything down. Make this soup. Now. It is that good. In fact, it is a fantastic soup—rich, umami-packed, beautiful in the bowl. The most important factor with this soup is, of course, its full flavor. A close second is its absolute beauty. The soup…
It’s ugly. There. I said it. This Artichoke and Mushroom Soup is not going to win any beauty prizes. It is sort of a drab grey brown. That said, looks aren’t everything. This creamy soup is delicious! My suggestion is to serve this soup on…
Humans have been consuming mushrooms for a very long time and for many reasons. Greek warriors were fed mushrooms to make them stronger. Mushrooms were used in traditional Chinese medicine for thousands of years–many times for the purpose of enhancing the immune system. In the…
