I buy zucchini blossoms exactly once per year, and not because I want to. Sure, they look pretty, and I love the concept of fried zucchini blossoms – crisp and airy, redolent of fields of flowers – but I’ve never been able to deliver on that idea. Instead of light and crunchy my fiori come […]
5 comments | beer battered, Deep Fried, fiori di zucca fritti, Italian, summer, Zucchini, zucchini blossoms
Everybody knows latkes are made out of potatoes. Heck, the Wikipedia page even redirects to “potato pancakes” – and if Wikipedia says it, it’s most certainly true. But consider this: Jews have been celebrating Hanukkah since the Maccabees successfully took back and rededicated the temple in the second century BCE, yet potatoes did not become […]
2 comments | Columbus, Deep Fried, History, Judaism, Maccabees, Olive Oil, Turnips
As much as I love a good risotto, what I’m really hoping for when I serve one is that people won’t want to finish the whole dish. I wasn’t after a risotto lunch; I wanted to try an idea I’d had in mind for a while. Probably the best thing to do with day (or […]
2 comments | Arancini, Breaded, Deep Fried, Fried, Italian, Rice, Risotto, Sicilian