Food, Photography and Bon Mots
There is a surprise in every delicious bite of this unusual salad! The big surprise here is a big schmear of softened goat cheese and cream cheese hiding under this pretty pile of greens and golden beets. More good news! There can be a real…
Ah, Julia! I had friends over for a party recently and decided to delve into Julia Child’s classic Mastering the Art of French Cooking for something special to bake. And there it was! Reine de Saba cake! The cookbook is part of a two-volume masterpiece…
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 recipes are for holiday dishes involving cranberries–one a home-made sauce and the other a squash side dish. You can find the link here.
You don’t want to miss this great recipe…again.
Want to dive deeper into our recipe archive? Just click one of the categories at the top of this page or use the category search drop down menu on the right side of this page.
And…here is a link to Blue Cayenne’s main page: Blue Cayenne. If you are in the mood to cook (or eat!), we hope you will take a moment to look at the many excellent recipes we have featured.
It’s the season for gift giving. Here’s an idea: Gift a snacking cake. Your gift will be as unique as it will be delicious. This recipe is adapted from a recipe in Chetna Masan’s great cookbook, The Cardamom Trail. You can find the book at…
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 squash, lightly sauced with cream and Parmesan, and served in a pool of your best marinara. You can find excellent marinara sauce recipes on Blue Cayenne here and here.
This recipe is adapted from one in the Ottolenghi/Ixta Belfrage cookbook Mezcla. You can buy the cookbook at your local bookstore or on Amazon here..
Here is the recipe as I prepared it in my kitchen. It would be perfect on your table on Halloween as you await for the arrival of the little ghouls.
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 want to miss this great recipe…again.
Want to dive deeper into our recipe archive? Just click one of the categories at the top of this page or use the category search drop down menu on the right side of this page.
And…here is a link to Blue Cayenne’s main page: Blue Cayenne. If you are in the mood to cook (or eat!), we hope you will take a moment to look at the many excellent recipes we have featured.
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.…
