Food, Photography and Bons Mots
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 Goodies recipe is for a Thanksgiving classic: Here is the link: Cranberry Relish. Want to dive deeper into our recipe…
It’s cold. It is pouring rain. I have a @!%!! roof leak. I’m craving soup…again! Here is a recipe from Joanne Chang’s Myers + Chang At Home cookbook. You can buy the cookbook through your local bookstore or on Amazon here. In the introduction to…
Got those change-of-seasons blues? This Soup Au Pistou is just the right soup to blast you right out of those doldrums. It hits all those fall color vibes, too. Look at those orangey colors! Not visible in this photo is the dollop of basil pistou…
Bulgur? If you don’t know about bulgur, here is a quick primer. Bulgur is partially cooked cracked wheat. Its use is particularly popular in Middle Eastern dishes. Bulgur has been around for a very long time– 10,000 years or so according to food historians. Durable,…
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 classic Wedge Salad. Here is the link: Wedge Salad. Want to dive deeper into our recipe…
It’s October already and time to start thinking of cold weather comfort foods. Nothing fits that bill quite like beans. This recipe combines Rancho Gordo alubia blanca beans with generous quantities of parmaesan cheese and chile crisp for a stewed bean dish perfect for those…
My good friend Joyce does just about everything perfectly. She cooks, she sews, she grows orchids. She takes gentle and loving care of her family and friends. Joyce is a keeper. Her nemesis for the last few years, however, has been a type of tree–…
“The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just the body, but the soul.” —Alfred Austin This recipe is from Sami Tamimi’s new cookbook, Boustany. Boustany is an ode to…
Marian Burros has died. She developed the famous Plum Torte recipe that ran for years in The New York Times Cooking Section. It is a wonderful recipe. It would be perfect to make right now as this year’s plum season winds down. Here is Burros’…
Sweet potatoes! They’re not just for thanksgiving. Sweet potatoes could/should be a healthy part of your diet any time of the year. They are nutrient dense, bringing vitamin A, vitamin C, manganese and other healthy vitamins and minerals to your plate but only about 180…
