Appetizer

  4.0 – 5 reviews  • Appetizer If I see fried calamari on a menu, it’s hard to pass it up. A few years ago, Ryan and I took a trip to Sicily and I was surprised to see fried calamari served as a street food. The vendors would fry it and serve it in paper cones, … Read more

  0.0 – 0 reviews  • Appetizer Level: Easy Total: 40 min Prep: 20 min Inactive: 10 min Cook: 10 min Yield: 8 servings Ingredients 1 cup soybean, safflower or vegetable oil 1/4 cup dried chamomile flowers, pulverized in a spice grinder (you can get them from any place that sells loose-leaf tea, or rip open a … Read more

  0.0 – 0 reviews  • Appetizer Total: 17 min Prep: 10 min Cook: 7 min Yield: 4 tapas-sized servings Total: 17 min Prep: 10 min Cook: 7 min Yield: 4 tapas-sized servings Ingredients 1/2 pound calamari 1 tablespoon freshly chopped parsley leaves 2 garlic cloves, crushed 3 cups habas blancas (white beans) 1 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano … Read more

  5.0 – 1 reviews  • Appetizer This was the first dish to hit the menu at my restaurant Cal Mare in Los Angeles years ago. It’s a classic for me and will always be one of my favorite calamari preparations. The flavors are bold and spicy with a touch of sweet and sour, then finished with … Read more