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Irish Whiskey and Chocolate Cake

Happy St. Patrick’s Day. As the old Irish blessing goes, “May you have warm words on a cold evening, a full moon on a dark night, and the road downhill all the way to your door.” I found this recipe on a site called “In an Irish…

Happy National Banana Bread Day!

    Maybe it is just my little blond brain, but National Banana Bread Day (February 23)  totally snuck up on me this year. Did that happen to you, too? All I have is one lonely overripe banana sitting in my fruit bowl. I can’t…

Little Black Dress Chocolate Cake

I’m a sucker for a clever recipe name and the name for this dense chocolate cake is clever indeed. This great little cake could easily become a staple in your cooking repertoire. If you are a chocolate lover this would be a great Valentine’s Day dessert.…

Spicy Thai Cucumber Salad

Hot, sweet and spicy. I love that combination in foods. I adore Vietnamese spring rolls with the spicy and sweet chile dipping sauce. My favorite pancakes are ones I make with slices of fresh jalapeno and fresh corn folded into the batter and then drizzled with…

Do you own any of these?

I not proud to admit that I have a spiralizer. Alton Brown on Stupid Food Gadgets

How to chill a bottle of wine in half an hour

‘Tis the season to be merry. Tip for quickly chilling a bottle of wine

The White House Thanksgiving Menu

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! My husband used to insist upon eating one piece of every kind of pie offered at the Thanksgiving table. Usually, that was two or three. I think he would find the White House Thanksgiving pie menu a bit of a challenge!…

Subscribe To Blue Cayenne

Thank you to those of you who have subscribed to my fledgling site. It is good to know that I am not posting into the wind. I did have trouble with the subscribe widget that I first used on this site but I believe that…