Vegetarian

“We all are Citizens of the World. What’s good for you, must be good for all. If you are lost, share a plate of food with a stranger… you will find who you are.”— Chef José Andrés   Need a hero? How about considering Jose…

I have three cauliflower heads in my refrigerator right now–a beautiful orange one, a pristine white one and a spectacularly purple-hued  one. The bins at my farmers market have been  full of beautiful multi-colored cauliflowers in recent weeks. Although I live alone, the temptation to…

Who doesn’t need a little ice cream right now? This Vietnamese Coffee Ice Cream is pretty special. Creamy with a real coffee kick! Living here in Southern California, I’m near Little Saigon in Westminster, California–the largest Vietnamese community outside of Vietnam. That gives me entree…

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…

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 a classic dessert, Pavlova. Here is the link: Pavlova.. Want to dive deeper into our archive?…

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…

At my local farmers’ market, the stone fruits are winding down. The cherries are gone. The apricots are so ripe they’re squishy by the time you get them home. Peaches and plums, however, are still available in abundance.  As you know if you read this…

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…

If chocolate rocks your world, this is the cake for you.  It is decadently bittersweet with a poundcake texture. The frosting is to die for. For this recipe, I used  Callebaut Bittersweet Chocolate and Double Dutch Cocoa; both were purchased from King Arthur Baking.  This…

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…