Vegetarian

Quiche of the Giants: Cheese, Broccoli and Onion

Quiche of the Giants: Cheese, Broccoli and Onion

This is a quiche of culinary giants. The filling for this savory tart is a variation on Craig Claiborne’s famous Quiche Lorraine filling and the crust is from Ina Garten. It doesn’t get a lot better (or bigger) than that.  You can find the links…

Oldies But Goodies: Mediterranean Greens and Phyllo Pie

Oldies But Goodies: Mediterranean Greens and Phyllo Pie

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 Mediterranean Greens and Phyllo Pie . You will find the recipe here.  . Want to dive…

You Can’t Have Too Many Banana Cakes

You Can’t Have Too Many Banana Cakes

Wasn’t it Wallis Simpson (or was it Babe Paley)  who famously said that you can never been too rich or too thin? Here is an update. You can never have too many Banana Cake recipes. We have many banana recipes here on Blue Cayenne and…

Savory Blue Cheese Cheesecake

Savory Blue Cheese Cheesecake

Need a quick and elegant appetizer? Want to showcase some nice cheese?  This Savory Blue Cheese Cheesecake is your recipe! This recipe is open to a lot of variation, too—chopped chiles, red peppers, caramelized onions and on and on. For variation, you could sub in…

Cheesy Risotto Cakes

Cheesy Risotto Cakes

This is an excellent way to use left-over risotto. You can use your favorite risotto recipe. I suggest you use Blue Cayenne’s Porcini Mushroom Risotto recipe (omitting the green peas). You can find that recipe here. This recipe is from Susan Spungen’s cookbook Veg Forward.…

White Bean and Spinach Soup

White Bean and Spinach Soup

Are you world weary? World Weary. That was an iconic Noel Coward song if you don’t recognize the reference. You can play it by clicking the link that follows. Sit back and enjoy a moment in a gentler time. (World Weary.) Not too hard to…

Oldies But Goodies: Apple Tart

Oldies But Goodies: Apple Tart

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 an Apple Tart. You will find the recipe  here.. Want to dive deeper into our recipe…

Pear Almond Cake

Pear Almond Cake

You have to eat this one fast. This wonderful (and easy!) Pear Cake is exceptional on the day it is baked, full of caramelized pears suspended in a vanilla and almond-flavored tender almond flour cake.  Starting on the day after the cake is baked, the…

Comfort Food With a Southern Flair: Macaroni and Cheese

Comfort Food With a Southern Flair: Macaroni and Cheese

I’m not naming names, but one of my very good friends has a secret stash of boxed macaroni and cheese. Not judging, either. I know we all have our comfort foods and national events in recent weeks have certainly been excuse enough to tap into…

Finding Comfort in Food: Cream of Mushroom Soup

Finding Comfort in Food: Cream of Mushroom Soup

Comfort food.  In normal times, whether it’s an oatmeal cookie or a bowl of this Cream of Mushroom Soup, there is always  a place in our lives for the comfort of food.  But, these are not normal times.  Fierce wildfires are raging here in Southern…