STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Oh, my gourd! What’s popping from a squash ... you need to know about the blossoms — plus a recipe. This is a courgette. The budding zucchini still has a bloom on ...

As an Italian-American, I was no stranger to the joys of eating squash flowers ... which is a nod to my Italian heritage, for sautéed zucchini blossoms. (In addition to showcasing the texture ...

zucchini flowers are nearly irresistible to farmers market shoppers. Yet it seems many people don’t know what to do with them once they’ve bought them. My favorite way is to deep-fry them in a ...

THESE eye-catching flowers are so exquisite it is almost a shame to eat them but Italians have ... Two types of zucchini blossoms are sold at the markets and both are used in cooking.

People are usually sick of zucchini ... but the blossoms themselves were moot. This summer, I vowed to try something else. Instead of cooking them at all, I’d eat them raw.

Now, my zucchini plants are in full swing ... Our U.S. Editor in Chief Mike Prospero is a fellow zucchini grower and enjoys eating the flowers filled with cream cheese. I didn’t eat the edible ...