Food, Photography and Bon Mots
This is a spectacular little spice cake for just about any time of the day. (I’ve done personal research.) The spices in the cake really sing, reminding me of the spicing in a good cup of chai. The cake is moist with a fine texture.…
You can go home again! After a too long Covid-related hiatus and with a nudge from some good friends, I finally made it back to the Long Beach Marina Farmers Market. As I strolled through the trimmed-down market, I was reminded of the many reasons…
Pie crust. Let’s see a show of hands from those of you who love love love the taste of a crisp and flaky homemade crust but find making it challenging–particularly during these hot summer months when those pea-sized balls of butter that are critical…
This Lemon Raspberry Cornmeal Cake is a sweet little dessert. It’s easy to prepare and I can personally attest to the fact that it is delicious any time of the day. It’s pretty, too, with tart jewel-red raspberries suspended in the pale yellow cake. It’s…
These Raspberry Shortbread Bars are sublime! The shortbread melts in your mouth and the raspberry jam is, well, raspberry jam. This recipe comes from Joanne Chang’s cookbook, Flour. You can buy the cookbook at your local bookstore or on Amazon here. Chang is also the author…
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 is a Spicy Fruit Salad that makes wonderful use of summer’s fruit bounty. You will find a link to…
Joyce. She’s smart, kind, talented, elegant–all the things I want to be if I ever grow up. Joyce and I used to work together. Serendipitously, her daughter was a student in one of my classes: Smart. Kind. Talented. Elegant. (It runs in the family.) Now,…
Every place in the world deserves a good chocolate chip cookie. Am I right? These Chocolate Chip Cookies With Ras el Hanout are right out of the Middle East. The recipe comes from New York Times Food Writer Nargisse Benkabbou and can be found on…
Need an easy but impressive dish for the end of the month? This Asparagus in Puff Pastry just might fit the bill. Don’t be put off by the puff pastry ingredient. There is no need to make your own. You’ll find puff pastry in the…
What ever happened to those wonderful Swedish smorgasbord restaurants? They were having a moment when I was a younger cook. I remember the beautiful buffets of delicious delicacies. I still crave the savory breads. So it was with great anticipation and a good bit of…
