How do you stuff a zucchini blossom without destroying it? That’s a question that Lisa had to answer quite often when she worked with her father, Lino Birri, a vegetable farmer who sells his produce at Montreal’s Jean Talon Market. “When they’re exposed to warm air, the blossoms tend to close, which makes it more difficult to fill them with stuffing. So the best time to pick or buy them is early in the morning, when they’re still wide open,” she explains. If you keep them cool, they’ll stay flexible a few extra hours.
Рубрика: Hors d’oeuvre
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Salmon Nigiri
These tasty nigiri are fun to make at home, and cost a lot less than restaurant sushi.
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Mixed-Seed Crackers
We flip for a killer cheese board, especially during the holidays (who doesn’t, frankly?), but the dependable cocktail-party staple can get tired and repetitive. Our solution? Focus on the accompaniments. Homemade crackers and a tangy condiment.
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Loaded Baby Potatoes
Scaled-down riffs on common comfort foods make for fun conversation-starters. Take these baby potatoes, studded with bacon and dollops of sour cream. They’re basically our version of loaded baked potatoes, only in itty-bitty, snackable form. Lightly smashed to better soak up flavours of garlic, thyme and bacon fat, the taters are sure to be scooped up and scarfed down in no time.
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Honey Cilantro BBQ Wings
So you like spicy food and your taste buds are up for a challenge? Add a few drops of hot sauce. Want even more? Replace the corn chips with barbecue-flavoured chips!
