STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Oh, my gourd! Please eat the flowers, most especially the squash blossoms. These edible things bursting from the meandering vines of zucchini, pumpkins, butternuts and ...

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 ...

Resplendent yellow-orange squash blossoms look positively posh on the table. Delicately fried fiery petals and vibrant green, pepper-like stems peek through fingers of golden batter that partially ...

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 ...