My favorite thing.

Although I am hesitant to say, I think I have cooked my favorite dish thus far.  Prior to finding the squash blossoms at the Dupont Fresh Farm Market, I really struggled when the common question was thrown my way regarding what my favorite dish has been since I started this blog.  I've eaten stuffed squash blossoms on a couple of occasions, and have been really wanting to make some at home.  Molly is back from Ecuador, and so she brought over Caroline the Dog, and we ate a plate full of veggies next to the stuffed squash blossoms.

farmer's market finds

Menu:
Ricotta Stuffed Squash Blossoms (#177)
Heirloom Cherry Tomato, Mozzarella & Basil Salad
Green beans


I omitted the feta for a simple reason: ricotta is perfect.  There is no way to improve upon it.  And definitely not with feta.

ready to be pan fried

It is so wonderful to have Molly back from Ecuador.  Hearing about all of her adventures was great.  I have missed cracking up with her over food and a bottle of wine.  We certainly made up for lost time.  And it certainly reminded me of my own adventure to Spain last summer.  I think a good long peruse through my pictures and memories are in order in the near future.  Thank heaven we can relive it all, or at least a good bit, right in our minds.  

So happy you are back, Molly.  You have certainly been missed. 

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p.s. as an aside, i should've served this with a light tomato sauce for dipping.  instead we used balsamic vinegar.  if i find squash blossoms in the next weeks, i plan to bring this back to the drawing board with the perfect dipping sauce.  hope you won't mind my revisions.