Food, Photography and Bon Mots
Ah, Moosewood! I owe them big time. I honed so many of my cooking skills on their cookbooks, beginning with Mollie Katzen’s delightful handwritten and self-illustrated Moosewood Cookbook back in the 1970s.. Katzen introduced me to everything from hummus to banana raita. The book is…
Tuesday is my day. That’s the day when I sort out my refrigerator vegetable bins. Often, that means a hearty and ever-changing soup for me. That’s good news. I love soup, particularly during these early Autumn days with just the beginning of a chill in…
She was so gifted a writer that W.H. Auden said of her: “I do not know of anyone in the United States who writes better prose.” She was so elegantly beautiful that the Dadaist artist Man Ray begged to photograph her, fascinated as he was…
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…
Every month, Blue Cayenne features one post from our archive of more than 350 recipes. Here is a great soup recipe for a healthy winter soup. Enjoy! Want to dive deeper into our recipe archive? Just click one of the categories at the top…
Oh Instacart! It’s not you, it’s me. Well…actually…it’s you. How did we lose that beautiful thing that we had? We’ve been so close since March. Whatever I’ve needed, you were there. Wine? You’ve always given my glass a generous pour. Ripe tomatoes? You’ve searched for them…
I was reminiscing with some friends the other day about childhood memories and our conversation turned to games, cartoons and children’s shows. You know: Uncle Wiggily and the decidedly unsavory Pipsisewah, Shari Lewis and sweet little Lamb Chop, Engineer Bill and the milk drinking game…
“Women are like tea bags. You never know how strong they are until they are in hot water.” –Eleanor Roosevelt When I was growing up, I often spent weekends…
Comfort food. This cauliflower soup is flavorful and oh-so-creamy. Topping it with big buttery bread crumbs elevates it from excellent to exceptional. It’s the perfect comfort food for these difficult times. By the way, did you know that cauliflower is 92% water? How interesting is…
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.…
