Vegetables

Oldies  But Goodies: Blackeyed Peas With Coconut Milk and Ethiopian Spices

Oldies But Goodies: Blackeyed Peas With Coconut Milk and Ethiopian Spices

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 Blackeyed Peas With Coconut Milk and Ethiopian spices. It’s spicy and delicious! You don’t want to…

A Troubled King. An Exceptional Cheese. A Wonderful Soup: Veloute de Roquefort

A Troubled King. An Exceptional Cheese. A Wonderful Soup: Veloute de Roquefort

  This would be a delightful soup to serve on New Year’s Eve.  It’s delicious.  It’s beautiful. The Roquefort cheese and butter mixture stirred into the soup at the list minute adds a subtle and unexpected flavor that should wow your guests on that special…

Beet, Walnut and Arugula Salad with a Schmear of Goat Cheese

Beet, Walnut and Arugula Salad with a Schmear of Goat Cheese

There is a surprise in every delicious bite of this unusual salad! The big surprise here is a big schmear of softened goat cheese and cream cheese hiding under this pretty pile of greens and golden beets.  More good news! There can be a real…

Butternut Squash Lasagna

Butternut Squash Lasagna

There are lasagnas and then there is this beauty of a lasagna made with butternut squash. This is quite a different take on the usual bechamel rich lasagnas that are commonly served. No bechamel here. Instead, this lasagna is stuffed with thin slices of butternut…

Comfort Food: Vegetable Frittata

Comfort Food: Vegetable Frittata

I needed some comfort food this week and this baked Frittata was perfect. First, it’s beautiful. The appearance of food is important to me. In my kitchen, the colors and textures of food (not to mention the plating)  play an important part in my appreciation…

Oldies But Goodies: Asparagus in Puff Pastry

Oldies But Goodies: Asparagus in Puff Pastry

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 Asparagus In Puff Pastry Here is the link to the recipe: Asparagus In Puff Pastry. You don’t…

Broccoli Quiche

Broccoli Quiche

Quiche: Let me count the ways. I’ve made my share of quiches—some of them wonderful, some of them “meh.” One of my all-time favorites was a deep-dish asparagus quiche served at a women’s charity event I attended with my friend Sarah. I’m still working on…

Tomato Sauce

Tomato Sauce

This is a great little tomato sauce. It’s the perfect recipe to keep in your back pocket for any number of dishes.  While it is a simple recipe, the textures and flavors  are quite interesting with the large wedges of onion and the smoky flavor…

Oldies But Goodies: Sweet and Savory Corn Fritters

Oldies But Goodies: Sweet and Savory Corn Fritters

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 Sweet and Savory Corn Fritters. You will find the link here. You don’t want to miss…

Elegant Little Mushroom Soup

Elegant Little Mushroom Soup

“Cooking is a craft, I like to think, and a good cook is a craftsman — not an artist. There’s nothing wrong with that: the great cathedrals of Europe were built by craftsmen — though not designed by them. Practicing your craft in expert fashion…