We’re not exactly itching to go vegetarian, but we don’t think it would take us many meals at The Queens Kickshaw to convince us that giving up animal flesh wouldn’t actually be so hard: Under the eye ...

1. Heat oil to 350 F in a heavy Dutch oven or fryer. 2. Gently rinse squash blossoms, remove the pistil and pat dry. Leave the stems or fruit on, if you have them. This makes it easier to dip them in ...

In this episode of “Jason Michael Thomas in the Kitchen,” we are joined by urban gardening expert, Jason Michael Thomas, from Urban Awareness Gardens. Today, Jason treats us to a culinary delight – ...

The flower — all beauty, promise and wile — makes for an unlikely meal. To pluck, stuff and fry it seems savage. Though, in truth, no more brutal than the rest of dinner prep. The nasturtium spikes ...

Squash blossoms are basically the edible flowers of the plants that produce summer or winter squash, such as zucchini, spaghetti squash or other types of squash. While both male and female blossoms ...

Hot take: Just about everything tastes better fried, flowers included. Here to prove that point is Lauren Birmingham Piscitelli, who runs her own Italian food tour company, Cooking Vacations, in ...

Every summer, I turn into a produce stalker, obsessively checking out the local farmers market stands in anticipation of the first hint of luminescent green and deep-orange blossoms, those delicate ...

It’s not vegan, but it is meatless. The squash blossom taco at Centro Collective in Lake Forest is one of the best tacos in south Orange County. But it’s more than that. It’s one of the best meatless ...

Rosemarie Leto, Bay Terrace Ingredients: Squash blossoms, remove tip or inside 1 egg, beaten 1 cup milk Flour 1 teaspoon baking powder Salt and pepper Grated cheese Garlic powder Parsley ...