While big squash, like butternut, can be sliced and fried, I prefer to use a combination of zucchini and yellow squash for this, as their moisture content and size make them ideal for breading and ...

Deeply caramelized and flavorful air-fried summer squash is topped with crunchy bread crumbs brightened with lemon zest and chives. (Ben Mims / Los Angeles Times) A few years ago, I wrote a cookbook ...

Every summer when the zucchini patch is in full bloom, I can’t resist picking a handful of those bright yellow blossoms to make this old-fashioned fried zucchini squash blossoms recipe. It’s one of my ...

Something special happens when you fry tortillas, one at a time, in a pot filled with oil. As Gabrielle Hamilton wrote in one of the most memorable similes of her 2011 memoir, “Blood, Bones & Butter,” ...

After years of resistance I finally bought an air fryer. This summer's brutal heat and the fact that every time I turned on my oven the temperature in my house rose by 3 degrees was the final push. We ...

A few years ago, I wrote a cookbook on air frying. I vowed from the beginning to only develop recipes that benefited from being cooked in a special gadget by at least one of two metrics: The food is ...

Something special happens when you fry tortillas, one at a time, in a pot filled with oil. As Gabrielle Hamilton wrote in one of the most memorable similes of her 2011 memoir, “Blood, Bones & Butter,” ...