This recipe is adapted from "U.S.A. Cookbook," written by Sheila Lukins, an author of the Silver Palate cookbooks that were popular in the 1980s and '90s....
I learned this wonderful chickpea batter for fried vegetables from the cookbook author and teacher John Ash, who demonstrated his version of it recently...
These batons - a zippy rework of the cheese stick - are a go-to hors d'oeuvre. Baked until golden, these snacks have Dijon mustard folded into the pastry....