Food, Photography and Bons Mots
Who doesn’t need a fast spaghetti recipe that uses the ever-available cherry tomatoe? This is that recipe. It makes a pretty presentation, too. Who to thank, though, for the yearlong availability of cherry tomatoes. It is a contentious question. First, thanks go to the Incas…
OK. It’s another cake. It’s been THAT kind of month. This is a recipe from The New York Times Sunday Magazine. You will find the original recipe here. The original recipe gave permission to use blackberries, blueberries, raspberries or chopped strawberries in this recipe. You have…
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 Arabic Beans (Arabic Baked Beans).
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My husband could talk incessantly about his love for home-grown figs. Seems there was a fig tree in the yard of the house he lived in in Berkeley while in college. So, for him, there were glorious memories of fresh figs galore—jams, pastries, au naturel.…
Anyone out there love mushrooms? I’ve recently rekindled my love affair with the Long Beach Sunday Farmers’ Market and there are two delightful mushroom vendors. I love their fresh mushrooms and enjoy the snappy conversation. I’ve searched for recipes worthy of their beautiful mushrooms and…
I lost my admittedly limited self-control at the local farmers’ market the other day and bought a flat of strawberries. Whoa! That’s a lot of strawberries for one cook and a sweet pup who enjoys a fresh strawberry treat now and then.
What to make? The California Strawberry Commission recommends a lot of great recipes: Strawberry Tamales with Strawberry Jam, Strawberry Hibiscus Margaritas, Chile Mango Paletas. You can find their recipes here.
I’ve been experimenting with a lot of interesting recipes as I work my way through that flat. Inevitably, though, I ended up with a few overripe and aging strawberries as my cooking week wound down. What to do this those?
I decided to roast my remaining strawberries. Roasted strawberries? Who woulda thunk it?
I’m delighted to report that they are delicious. What a great way to enjoy strawberries that are just past their prime!
This recipe is from Ixta Belgrage’s cookbook, Mezcla. You can order the cookbook through your local bookstore or on Amazon here.
Here is the recipe as I prepared it in my kitchen.
I’m a unashamed stone fruit devotee. I particularly love plums. This is my season! There were perfectly ripe plums at my local farmers’ market this week. So, it being summer, I decided to make ice cream. This is a David Lebovitz recipe from his cookbook…
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 Plum Conserve–perfect for slathering on your morning toast or for incorporating into your pastry recipes. (Here…
This recipe brings back fond memories of parties in my home. On my buffet table, a three bean salad was always a reliable dish–easy to put together, flexible, and interesting.
Recently, my local Farmer’s Market has been offering beautiful yellow was beans that reminded me of that long-ago canned bean dish. And, my good friend and neighbor Sarah has shared some fresh green beans with me from her garden. So, I revisited the Good Housekeeping Cookbook recipe .
Here is the recipe as I prepared it in my kitchen. The amounts are approximate. This is one of those recipes where you use what you have in your pantry. This recipe is inspired by one that appears in my first cookbook, the 1963 edition of The Good Housekeeping Cookbook, and the Three Bean Salad With Coriander Viniagrette recipe that appears in The Williams Sonoma Salad of the Day Cookbook. Both books are available through used book stores.
Here is the recipe as I made it in my kitchen.
It is the height of the tomato season and what a season it is! My farmer’s market has a great selection of heirloom varieties and I’ve been delving into some of the interesting versions of Gazpacho. (We’ve featured Gazpacho before on Blue Cayenne– here and here…
