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I don’t think anything gets people more excited than fried chicken. But yes, like everything, my recipe for fried chicken is the easiest possible version with only 5 ingredients.
I marinate in yogurt (hands down better than buttermilk), coat in self rising flour and then fry. That’s it! I promise you can do it.
Read MoreFried flowers? I know, it’s different. But trust me - this recipe is SO fast and easy, and it’s an absolutely delicious crowd pleaser. A popular starter dish in Italy, these fried zucchini blossoms are light and crispy and utterly addictive.
Read MoreAny time spent with Carla Hall is just pure delight, due to her being among the most genuine and charming people around. But it is extra fun getting to cook from her newest book - Carla Hall’s Soul Food - because it is such a beautiful personal exploration. The book takes a unique perspective on her own background and includes a lot of vignettes via a road trip.
But of course the recipes are what really draw us all in and I couldn’t wait to get her unique take on shrimp. Her Cracked Shrimp recipe is a twist on the cracked conch she saw when she worked in the Caribbean and it has completely shifted my view on cooking shrimp. Watch the video below to see her technique and get the recipe to try it yourself!
Read MoreI basically swoon over any menu that has fried green tomatoes on it. But I never quite have the courage to make them at home. It always seems like the kind of thing I would mess up and never quite understand what the heck was going wrong. But then I met Anne Thornton of 33 Greenwich. And she swore up and down that they were the easiest things to make. So I decided to give it a whirl.
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