Food, Photography and Bons Mots
For me, baked beans hit all the right flavor notes–sweet, savory…a bit of tang. As a home cook, I love the long slow baking process and the wonderful aromas that waft through my kitchen when I bake beans. I’m not alone in this romance with…
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 Shaved Brussels Sprouts Caesar Salad. You can find the link here. You don’t want to miss…
I enjoy stuffed peppers. While I never had them in my childhood, as an adult I was fortunate to travel to Dubrovnik in the then Yugoslavia where stuffed peppers and stuffed tomatoes were regularly on the menu. Loved them then. Not too much worked in…
Two of my good friends just married and I made this soup for them and for some of our friends who gathered to celebrate their marriage. The soup was very well received and my friends urged me to post the recipe here. So, here goes. …
We’re under an extreme heat “dome” here in SoCal. An hour ago Alexa told me the temperature was 104 degrees F. Just now, with a little more cloud cover, Alexa says it is 84 degrees F. Is that kind of precipitous temperature drop even possible?…
“A well-made salad must have a certain uniformity; it should make perfect sense for those ingredients to share a bowl.” …
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 tasty main dish, Chermoula Eggplant With Bulgur and Yogurt. You will find a link…
Joyce. She’s smart, kind, talented, elegant–all the things I want to be if I ever grow up. Joyce and I used to work together. Serendipitously, her daughter was a student in one of my classes: Smart. Kind. Talented. Elegant. (It runs in the family.) Now,…
Need an easy but impressive dish for the end of the month? This Asparagus in Puff Pastry just might fit the bill. Don’t be put off by the puff pastry ingredient. There is no need to make your own. You’ll find puff pastry in the…
What ever happened to those wonderful Swedish smorgasbord restaurants? They were having a moment when I was a younger cook. I remember the beautiful buffets of delicious delicacies. I still crave the savory breads. So it was with great anticipation and a good bit of…
