Food, Photography and Bons Mots
Alice Waters. Chez Panisse. Slow Food. Living as we do in the era of fast and faster food–you know flamin’ cheetos and deep fried oreos–how good it is to slow down and reflect upon what we eat, when we eat it, and to appreciate the…
Look at those beautiful curves and the saucy way the leaves curl. And that ombre color palette… Wow! There’s no way around it; this is the Marilyn Monroe of cabbages. (Or the Kim Kardashian. You pick.) In addition to its radiant beauty, we also are…
My good friend Carol gave me a delightful gift for my birthday— grow-your-own oyster mushrooms. As it turned out, the gift triggered my long-suppressed American Gothic. You know…the farm, the pitchfork, the Willie Nelson concert. There I was every day for a couple of…
I’ve never liked brownies. Until now. Esteemed New York Times’ food writer Melissa Clark has rocked my world with this Bittersweet Brownie Shortbread. Truth be told, I can’t stop eating them. (Please send help.) So, what’s the big fuss? Clark has paired a bittersweet fudgy…
How about a hug? Some days you just need a hug or a little cake in your life. This is a year full of those needy days. Norwegian statesman Jens Stoltenberg said it well: “When autumn darkness falls, what we will remember are the small…
OK. So I had cake for breakfast. Strawberry Snacking Cake, actually. My customary breakfast of oatmeal and flax seeds was getting old. And…why shouldn’t I have cake for breakfast? Aren’t muffins cake? (I rest my case.) In any event, I’ve always subscribed to…
Every month Blue Cayenne features one post from our archive of more than 350 recipes. Here is an Eggplant Gratin in Parmesan Custard recipe. You don’t want to miss this great recipe…again. Want to dive deeper into our recipe archive? Just click one of the…
OK. OK. It’s another damn Banana Bread recipe. In my defense, this is a Banana Bread recipe with a new twist: tahini. No. Really. Tahini? In Banana Bread? Wow! Who’d a thunk it? Tahini is a paste made from toasted ground hulled sesame seeds. You’ve…
What is the world’s largest edible bean? Look that question up on the Internet and you are in for a trip down the rabbit hole. There is a Guinness record for the World’s Tallest Bean plant. (46.3 feet/2003.) There is a record for “The…
Koolsla? Koolsla is Dutch for what most Americans call coleslaw–cabbage salad. Dutch settlers in New York introduced koolsla to the American table in the 17th and 18th centuries. This Mango Slaw recipe, with its sweet lime dressing, is a delight. It works with barbecue or as…
