More on the birds and bees situation in my “orto”. The first blossoms on the watermelon plant got me so excited dreaming of all the watermelons I was going to have, but when I came back from Sicily there were not ANY baby melons. Google helped me out. The first blossoms are all male, and…
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More Zucchini- Fiori Fritti
Fried Zucchini blossoms are probably one of the most requested recipes in class.There are so many ways to prepare them it is fun to experiment. flour and water batter for ricotta filled blossomsHere in Tuscany they are usually filled with fresh sheep’s milk ricotta and batter fried. I have several recipes, from the simple flour…
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Families that Cook
One of the things I love about summer cooking classes, is that usually it is in the villa’s of the students, so I get to travel around and see all the fabulous villa’s that are for rent. Ok, not all are fabulous….Yesterday’s villa was really lovely. I always love when clients return and then also…
