Food, Photography and Bons Mots
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…
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…
Tahini. Tahini is a nutty-flavored sesame paste. Think you are unfamiliar with tahini? In all likelihood, you’ve probably enjoyed it in hummus or baba ghanoush. For purists, the best tahini is made from ground and roasted humera sesame seeds from Ethiopia. This bias in favor…
This is a sweet little tart. Easy, too. It is a Peach and Plum Frangipane Tart from Hetal Vasavada’s new cookbook, Desi Bakes. Over the decade that I’ve been writing Blue Cayenne, I’ve posted innumerable recipes for stone fruit dishes. To me, stone fruits are…
I seem to be having a bit of a baking extravaganza this month. Look at all the baked goods I’ve featured on Blue Cayenne! Spring is here in Southern California and my farmers’ market has been rich in berries–blueberries, strawberries, blackberries and on and on.…
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 an unusual but truly delicious Broccoli Cornbread . It’s a keeper. Here is the link: Broccoli…
The honey cake is considered the fruitcake of the kosher kitchen. That is…it is not always appreciated. I don’t think you will feel that way about this sweet cake, though. This honey cake is deliciously spiced with cinnamon and vanilla, sweetened with honey and brown…
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…
