Food, Photography and Bon Mots
There’s a little history lesson with this post. French kings lived in St. Germain-en-Laye on the outskirts of Paris prior to a transfer of power to Versailles in 1682. St. Germain was renowned for its beauty and its gardens. The last French king to live…
Raise your hand if you could use a really good brownie about now. Me, too. These Triple Chocolate Espresso Brownies will knock your socks off. Just reread the recipe title again. Slowly. Triple. Chocolate. Espresso. Brownies. Whoa! These brownies incorporate several types of chocolate and…
When life gives you lemons… No! Wait. I already used that line in the last post. Let’s start over. Here’s a better (and more gentle) lede: A hot cup of tea. A warm slice of banana bread. Golden sunshine streaming through the window and…
Need a little pick-me-up? This stunning beet salad will make you smile to the very last bite. The slightly-sweet vinaigrette dressing is so good that you will want to experiment with it on other dishes, too. Another bonus, you can easily make this salad your…
I know. I know. It’s ANOTHER lemon cake. I guess I’m discovering that baking lemon cake is my superpower right now. And anyway, you can never have too much lemon cake. Am I right about this? This is a very good one–delicate and full of…
Every month Blue Cayenne features one post from our archive of more than four hundred recipes. Here is a great little cake recipe: Lemony Turmeric Tea Cake. You don’t want to miss this great recipe…again. Want to dive deeper into our recipe archive? Just click one of…
OK. I’ll admit it. I’m usually the first one to reach for the bread basket. Apparently, I’m in good company. Bread is the most widely consumed food in the world and maybe the oldest. Food historians believe that humans first baked flatbreads as long ago…
I’m sitting here eating my third generous slice of this Lemon and Poppy Seed Cake and eyeing a fourth. It’s a dream of a little cake. Lemony. Light. Tangy. Non-judgmental. A perfect morning pick-me-up after my candidate lost in all fifteen Super Tuesday elections. This…
Apples aren’t special enough for showstopper desserts…said no one ever. This Vanilla Pound Cake With Apples is a case in point. Your guests won’t be able to stop talking about how wonderfully the apples complement the vanilla cake. This recipe is adapted from a recipe…
“I like rice. Rice is great if you’re hungry and you want 2000 of something.” —-Mitch Hedberg (Comedian) Yes. Sometimes I DO want 2000 of…
