squash blossom erotica
I made these, arranged them artfully on a sage green sushi plate, turned on strategic lights - and realized my camera is locked in a closet at work in preparation for a field trip tomorrow. But...
I'm growing some squash plants that inexplicably keep making male flowers without any female ones to pollinate. Clearly I have no choice but to eat stuffed squash blossoms all summer! I usually put goat cheese seasoned with fresh herbs inside and coat them with a flour-water-spice paste, then pan-fry them in oil.
A couple of weeks ago a grumpy friend was mocking my penchant for eating daylilies and told me she prefers squash blossoms because they're sweeter. She must have been thinking of a different flower, but tonight as I was about to make some stuffed squash blossoms I thought, Hmm, sweet. Why not?
So I filled the flowers with aged goat cheese dipped in truffle honey, and I added tiny pinches of cinnamon, nutmeg and cayenne to the flour paste. Pan-fried them and drizzled them with a little more honey. I have but one thing to say:
DO THIS (or some version of this)!!! It was absolutely delicious!
I'll make them this way again when my camera and I are in the same neighborhood and post photos.
In the meantime, what are your favorite squash blossom recipes, stuffed or otherwise?