Food, Photography and Bon Mots
Lately, I’ve been craving a good burger. So, I bought a package of Impossible Beef in the deli section of my local Trader Joe’s, gathered all the trimmings, and set about making some fresh hamburger buns rather than those sad buns you see in big…
There are lasagnas and then there is this beauty of a lasagna made with butternut squash. This is quite a different take on the usual bechamel rich lasagnas that are commonly served. No bechamel here. Instead, this lasagna is stuffed with thin slices of butternut…
I needed some comfort food this week and this baked Frittata was perfect. First, it’s beautiful. The appearance of food is important to me. In my kitchen, the colors and textures of food (not to mention the plating) play an important part in my appreciation…
Ellen was one of my students at Los Alamitos High School. We reconnected a few years ago through our mutual love of bread baking. Now I am her student. Ellen operates a You Tube channel, Bread Machine and Baking Videos With Ellen Hoffman. Her specialty…
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 Asparagus In Puff Pastry Here is the link to the recipe: Asparagus In Puff Pastry. You don’t…
Whoa! It’s Christmas at my local Costco! I haven’t even embraced the idea of Halloween yet, let alone considered spending $1000 (Yikes!) for an artificial tree. (For that price, maybe the tree comes complete with the presents!) Pumpkin is beginning to sound good to me, though.…
It started with a food picture as so many of my culinary adventures begin. It was a New York Times Food piece on Los Angeles’ Konbi Restaurant’s Egg Salad Sandwich–an elegant riff on the 7-Eleven Egg Salad Sando sensation in Japan. But…it was hard.…
Happy belated new year to those who celebrate. Last week, the Internet was rife with recipes for Honey Cake to celebrate Rosh Hashanha. Some of the postings were ebullient paens to the cake and its spicy flavors. I couldn’t resist and selected a recipe from…
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 Marion Burros’ iconic Plum Torte. This month marks the 40th anniversary of that recipe…
Quiche: Let me count the ways. I’ve made my share of quiches—some of them wonderful, some of them “meh.” One of my all-time favorites was a deep-dish asparagus quiche served at a women’s charity event I attended with my friend Sarah. I’m still working on…
