Food, Photography and Bon Mots
“When my hoe tinkled against the stones, that music echoed to the woods and the sky, and was an accompaniment to my labor which yielded an instant and immeasurable crop. It was no longer beans that I hoed, nor I that hoed beans; and I…
Oh glorious banana bread! How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I’ve certainly baked my share of banana breads over the years and I’ve posted several very good recipes here on Blue Cayenne. Just type “banana bread” into the search box on…
Apple pie is as American as…er…apple pie. Or, maybe not. It turns out that there are no apples native to the United States (except crabapples). Zero. Zip. None. Apples are believed to have originated in Asia. Apples were introduced to America by the Jamestown colonists.…
As the old Southern New Year’s saying goes, “Peas for pennies, greens for dollars, cornbread for gold.” In other words, these foods, when eaten on New Year’s Day, promise prosperity. My mother was in the black-eyed-pea school of Southern New Year’s cooks. I always wondered…
This creamy Cauliflower and Zucchini Soup is just the mug of soup you need to warm your body and spirit during this winter’s chill. It’s definitely soup weather–even here in relatively warm southern California. Cauliflower, of course, is good for you, too, as you move…
This is THE cookie of the season as far as we are concerned. (Juliet and I did some rigorous testing. We have three extra pounds between us to prove it.) Cookies, by the way, are believed to have been a delicious invention of bakers hundreds…
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 a Holiday Cheese Ball–perfect for a party or a personal indulgence. Here is the link: Bits and…
You know that little piece of gorgonzola sitting in the back of the cheese drawer in your refrigerator? Take it out along with that piece of lonely cheddar you’ve been putting off using? Add in other bits and pieces of leftover cheese from your cheese…
Blueberry Custard. Does that sound good or what? These Blueberry-Buttermilk Custard Bars are all that and more. There’s the slightly sour bite of the blueberries, the sandy crunch of the shortbread crust, and the glorious eggy custard. This recipe is from Dorie Greenspan’s epic cookie…
This is a “No recipe recipe.” My good friend Joyce gifted me a huge Keitt mango the other day. There it sat on my counter this morning enjoying its 15 minutes of perfect ripeness. I couldn’t look away. So…I made my absolute favorite smoothie, a…
