On Monday, August 5, 2019 at 10:03:53 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >
> > On Monday, August 5, 2019 at 8:29:40 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> > > Julie Bove wrote:
> > > > I was listening to a radio show with local chefs on it earlier.One was
> > > > describing squash blossoms and said they had no flavor. The "Chef In The
> > > > Hat"said, "Lots of things in this world have no flavor!" Heh.
> > >
> > > And in real life, squash blossoms indeed have no flavor. Just
> > > stuffed with some food that has the flavor. The blossoms
> > > themselves are just a presentation thing. Good for restaurants to
> > > charge you more for your dinner but completely worthless for home
> > > cooking.
> >
> > Yet stuffed squash blossoms were invented by home cooks.
>
> To impress family or guests with fancy presentation -
> understandable when cooking for others.
>
> I realise the value of presentation. Just don't bother now that I
> live alone. I don't care what a meal looks like, only how it will
> taste. I won't serve myself some fancy pants cute meal.

Why so many recipes for "grandma's stuffed zucchini blossoms" and
the like? It's somebody's everyday cooking, even if it isn't yours.

Cindy Hamilton