Food, Photography and Bons Mots
This has long been a “viral” hit among the many popular recipes in the Ottolenghi cookbook world. The Hot Charred Tomatoes With Cold Yogurt dish even graces the cover of one of Yotam Ottolenghi’s cookbooks, Ottolenghi Simple. You can buy the cookbook through your local bookstore…
OK. Who put miso in the macaroni salad? And corn? Doesn’t corn clash with pasta? It was Ham El-Waylily of the New York Times and it is a brilliant move. And, no, corn works beautifully with this macaroni salad. This is an adaptation of a…
Soup in July? Is that even allowed? This is highly rated soup from Melissa Clark’s Dinner In One cookbook. You can order the book through your local bookstore or on Amazon here. If, on the other hand, you are craving a cold soup to get you…
It’s summer! Woo-hoo! Right now, my favorite local farmers’ market is bursting with beautiful produce. What better way to showcase (and enjoy!) that bounty than by making a fresh salad? Make that a fresh crunchy coleslaw and I’m in heaven. Make it beautiful and just…
Every month Blue Cayenne features recipes from our archive of more than four hundred recipes. These recipes are our “Oldies But Goodies.” Today’s Oldies But Goodies recipe is for Watermelon-Tomato Gazpacho. Here is the link: Watermelon-Tomato Gazpacho, Want to dive deeper into our recipe archive? Just…
Sandwiches anyone? I’m a bread baker. I enjoy the process–all that kneading feeds my soul. It’s cathartic for me, particularly during these difficult times. Every week I bake sourdough using my 20-something starter Kellyanne. (It is a conceit of sourdough bakers to name their starters.)…
I’m a sucker for fresh beets at the farmers’ market. At my farmers’ market, the vendors spray water on the beets to make their reds and oranges pop. Catches my attention (and triggers my taste buds) every time! The beets we eat today are believed…
Every month Blue Cayenne features recipes from our archive of more than four hundred recipes. These recipes are our “Oldies But Goodies.” Today’s Oldies But Goodies recipe is for Crispy Oyster Mushroom Skewers With Crushed Chickpeas. It’s a keeper. Here is the link: Crispy Oyster Mushroom…
It is spring here. Gardens are waking up and jobs around the house beckon. It’s time for an energy boost. Looking for more protein in your diet to power you through some of those jobs? Lentils are a good choice. A cooked cup of red…
It appears to be spring here in SoCal. Get ready! Zucchini “abundance” is just around the corner. Here is a tasty recipe from Alison Roman’s new cookbook Something From Nothing. You can buy the cookbook through your local bookstore or online through Amazon here. To my…
