Food, Photography and Bon Mots
I made this Indian mushroom curry for an important party recently. What a great recipe! I remember eating a lot of wonderful food in India, but I don’t remember mushrooms. So it was with some surprise I found Mushroom Masala Curry on the buffet at…
It’s ugly. There. I said it. This Artichoke and Mushroom Soup is not going to win any beauty prizes. It is sort of a drab grey brown. That said, looks aren’t everything. This creamy soup is delicious! My suggestion is to serve this soup on…
I’m always looking for bean recipes. Always. Recently, I saw recipes for Charro Beans (Mexican Cowboy Beans) posted on the Internet. They all had bacon as an ingredient. I decided to experiment with the recipe. I ended up with three variations on the original recipe.…
This Corn Custard is a wonderful way to showcase fresh-off-the-cobb white corn. The fresh taste of the corn really shines through in this dish. I served this pudding as part of a Mexican-themed menu at a recent party and it got high praise from all…
Like that proverbial little black dress, it’s important to have a collection of delicious salad dressings at the ready. You never know. This Chipotle Honey Vinaigrette is a great candidate for your salad dressing repertoire. It’s mildly spicy, mildly sweet and mildly tangy. In other…
I’ve eaten samosas all over the world. In my experience, the best ones were in Hyderabad, India, and in Colombo, Sri Lanka, but there were close competitors served from a street food stand in Nairobi, Kenya, and at Udipi Palace, a small Indian restaurant in…
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 Confit Tandoori Chickpeas. You’ll find it here. You don’t want to miss this great recipe…again. Want to…
I grew up thinking beans belonged in a bowl. (The cuisine in my childhood home was pretty devoid of spice and imagination. Mine was a meat and potatoes kind of family.) Then I grew up and went to India. There, in the Taj Mahal Hotel…
It’s the end of the month. It’s cold. What better time for a hot spicy bowl of chili? If you’ve been curious about some of those meat substitutes that have come on the market, here is a chance to try them out. Or, not. This…
I’m sitting here waiting for the big storm that is headed for Southern California. Right now it is sunny and the billowy white clouds drifting over my home are beautiful…the calm before the storm. Two nights ago, during the pre-storm wind storm, a couple…
