Oh my, two Gena Bone recipes in a row -- we miss you baby, see you soon! First time I had fried zucchini flowers was years ago at my pal Gena's. As she points out on her blog (click here for a bunch of her nifty recipes) they were a treat in her home growing up, but certainly nothing like that showed up chez Sullivan in … [Read more...]
ESCABECHE: OUR ORIGINAL GOURMET RECIPE
Escabeche was in Mom's repertoire, not too surprising as she was a adventuress in the kitchen, breaking free of the constraints of her traditional Irish-American upbringing. Grandma Marie was the master of conservative cooking. I don't think she really enjoyed it. Golf, bowling, bridge and penny poker were more up her alley and she had the trophies to … [Read more...]
Carcioffi Gaetana: Original Gourmet
Artichokes are another of those foods I prefer having all the work done before they hit the table. I've never quite gotten the charm of being presented a whole steamed artichoke and some dipping sauce, possibly melted butter or Hollandaise, and left to my own devices to pluck off the leaves and scrape off the little bit of good stuff at the … [Read more...]