Food, Photography and Bons Mots
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…
How can it possibly be the end of summer?
Need one last hurrah for that season? This Chilled Cucumber Soup With Toast “Soldiers” might be just what you need. Toast “Soldiers” are toast that has been sliced into wide strips. The British use this term and serve the “soldiers” with soft-boiled eggs and other dishes. Apparently, the name references the fact that the little toast strips lay side by side on the plate like soldiers in formation. Cute.
This recipe comes from The New York Times. You can find the original recipe here..
Here is the recipe as I prepared it in my kitchen.
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…
