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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…
Every month Blue Cayenne features recipes from our archive of more than four hundred recipes. These recipes are our “Oldies But Goodies.” You will find a link to a recipe for Midsummer Pasta With Corn, Zucchini and Tomatoes here. You don’t want to miss this great…
I’m a salad person through and through. I have six cookbooks on my bookshelves that are dedicated entirely to salads. I have a new one on order. When I buy a new cookbook, one of the first sections I check out is the salad section.…
As we head into a hot summer, who doesn’t need a calming bowl of hot soup? I know I do. Hot soup???? In the summer? It turns out that there is some science behind the practice of eating hot soup on hot days. Epicurious,…
I know. It’s another cake. This Strawberry Almond Flour Cake is just too delicious (and interesting) to delay sharing. And, anyway, it is finally strawberry season here in Southern California. Interestingly, no wheat flour is involved here. It’s just almond flour and a small amount…
Nutmeg has long been highly valued–sometimes commanding astronomical prices. In 14th century Europe, a pound of nutmeg could set you back seven fat oxen! Wow! Nutmeg’s story begins early. According to food historian Harold McGee (On Food and Cooking), nutmeg is known to have…
