Mystery Classmate 067

Mystery Classmate #67 may have been the most challenging to identify in the history of this exercise, although I was hoping that one of our Woodside School first grade classmates of 1972-73 – Ellen Broadberry Gallagher, Jeff Buchanan, Dave Crawford, Keith Fridel, Greg Markantone, or Vince Oddo – might have, somehow, recognized Yvette Max.

In case you were wondering, Yvette Max Pintar is a 1988 graduate of the Education for Public Inquiry and International Citizenship (EPIIC) program at Tufts University, and a 1989 graduate of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies Bologna Center. Yvette is married with three lovely children, one of whom is pictured, and lives in Detroit. She has a great recipe for Sesame Garlic Flowers, which follows:

I n g r e d i e n t s
2 tsp. vegetable oil
1 tbsp. sesame oil
12 oz. garlic flowers, trimmed
2 tbsp. lightly toasted sesame seeds
salt and pepper

C o o k i n g I n s t r u c t i o n s
Blanch garlic scapes in boiling salted water until crisp tender, 2-3 minutes. Drain.
Heat oil in a pan on med. heat. Add garlic flowers and sauté for 7-10 min., until they start to brown and soften.
Add salt and pepper to taste as well as sesame seeds. Serve.

Note: This recipe could also be adapted very well to roasting the garlic flowers, tossed with the oils, in a 400 degree oven for a while (probably at least 30 minutes), then seasoned with salt and pepper and tossed with the toasted sesame seeds.

Bill Stout and Emily DePaul Gil guessed Bettina Myers. Jerry Koutavas guessed Laura Fleming. Lori Haas Baccari had no idea, but thought that the picture was priceless. Joe Caprara wondered how he was supposed to guess from someone’s kindergarten picture. Funny Joe!