Food, Photography and Bon Mots
Ube, aka purple yam, is a tuber native to the Philippines. It is closely related to the sweet potato. Starchy and sweet, the purple yam is widely used in desserts in the Philippines and elsewhere in Asia, but it can also be served as a…
Every month Blue Cayenne features one post from our archive of more than four hundred recipes. Here is a great salad recipe: Gorgonzola Baked Fennel and Cannellini Bean Salad.You don’t want to miss this great recipe…again. Want to dive deeper into our recipe archive? Just…
I’ve told you before how I feel about stone fruits. They rock my world. But, alas, the season is coming to an abrupt end and I find myself scouring the produce aisles of my local markets for the last stone fruits of the season. I’m…
Every month Blue Cayenne features one post from our archive of more than four hundred recipes. Here is a great Lentil and Bean Stew With Gremolata recipe. You don’t want to miss this great recipe…again. Want to dive deeper into our recipe archive? Just click one of…
Every month Blue Cayenne features one post from our archive of more than 350 recipes. Here is a Smashed and Seared Beets 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…
Every month Blue Cayenne features one post from our archive of more than 350 recipes. Here is a Cranberry Beans With Polenta 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…
I gifted a few of these Rum-Raisin-Oatmeal Cookies to my neighbors. My neighbor confessed that her husband ate two of the cookies after breakfast as a “breakfast dessert.” No harm in that. Right? The cookies are oatmeal cookies, after all, and oatmeal is a respectable…
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…
Need a tamale fix for New Year’s Eve? Why order out? These homemade tamales rock. Too hard? If Sarah and I could make them at home, it can be done. Here is a holiday (or any day) recipe for tamales. This recipe is from Blue…
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…
