{"id":1460,"date":"2015-08-05T20:06:25","date_gmt":"2015-08-06T00:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.exhaliastudios.com\/squirrel\/?p=1460"},"modified":"2015-08-05T20:06:25","modified_gmt":"2015-08-06T00:06:25","slug":"variations-on-an-old-theme-and-a-new-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exhaliastudios.com\/squirrel\/variations-on-an-old-theme-and-a-new-winner\/","title":{"rendered":"Variations on an Old Theme and A New Winner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It says something about the state of my life that most of the posts I have managed to post, have to do with food.\u00a0 I may not have time to craft, but at least I&#8217;m still putting dinner on the table.\u00a0 That&#8217;s something I guess.<\/p>\n<p>We just got back from a five day family reunion, and two days before that of a visit from my mother, which meant lots of eating out. (Thanks Mom!) I was afraid that last week&#8217;s veggies wouldn&#8217;t survive, but I was pleasantly surprised to find that the zucchini was still good and while we had to sacrifice the outer two or three leaves on the cabbage, it was salvageable too. There was no way they were either going to make it another day though, so I cooked them both.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Zucchini Fritters <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Given amounts are estimates, both my mother-in-law and I make this one by feel.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>4 zucchini, grated<\/li>\n<li>3 eggs<\/li>\n<li>6 Tablespoons grated parmesean<\/li>\n<li>3 Tablespoons breadcrumbs<\/li>\n<li>Garlic salt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Combine the zucchini with the salt and allow it to sit until it releases its water.\u00a0 Squeeze out the water.\u00a0 Combine the other ingredients.\u00a0 Form into loose patties and fry in at least a quarter inch of hot oil over medium high heat.\u00a0 Brown on one side and turn, browning the other side. Drain excess oil on a paper towel, and serve warm.<\/p>\n<p>Tonight I was trying variations on a theme.\u00a0 The recipe is one of my Mother-in-law&#8217;s, and I love it as it is, but recently I&#8217;ve been playing with the recipe a bit. <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/exhaliastudios.com\/squirrel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/fritters.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1461\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/exhaliastudios.com\/squirrel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/fritters.jpg?resize=840%2C417&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"fritters\" width=\"840\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/exhaliastudios.com\/squirrel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/fritters.jpg?w=840&amp;ssl=1 840w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/exhaliastudios.com\/squirrel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/fritters.jpg?resize=640%2C318&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/a>The first variation, on the right, is substituting hush-puppy mix for the bread crumbs.\u00a0 I tried this, mostly to get rid of some left over mix, that I was trying to use up.\u00a0 This makes the fritter, a bit more like bread or a pancake.\u00a0 The other variation was the result of talking to my brother&#8217;s wife at the family reunion.\u00a0 She has to be extremely careful about eating any kind of starch, so I was curious if the fritters could be made without any.\u00a0 In the fritters on the left, I added only egg as a binder.\u00a0 These worked pretty well also.\u00a0 They seemed a tad greasy, and were a bit harder to cook, since they didn&#8217;t stick together quite as well. The faults were extremely minor, and very little would be lost preparing them this way.\u00a0 If I do them again, I might try a little less oil when cooking them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Roasted Garlic Cabbage<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>cabbage, cut into 1 inch slices<\/li>\n<li>crushed garlic, 1 clove for every 3-4 slices<\/li>\n<li>oil<\/li>\n<li>salt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Place the cabbage slices into a casserole dish.\u00a0 Rub each slice with the crushed garlic. Drizzle with oil and sprinkle with salt. Roast at 400F for about 20 minutes or until cabbage begins to brown.\u00a0 Flip the slices over and roast another 10 minutes or so.<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/exhaliastudios.com\/squirrel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/cabbage2.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1462\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/exhaliastudios.com\/squirrel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/cabbage2.jpg?resize=840%2C575&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"cabbage2\" width=\"840\" height=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/exhaliastudios.com\/squirrel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/cabbage2.jpg?w=840&amp;ssl=1 840w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/exhaliastudios.com\/squirrel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/cabbage2.jpg?resize=640%2C438&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is scary simple, and so tasty.\u00a0 I thought I didn&#8217;t really care for cabbage until I tried this. Why do people boil cabbage? Last time I made this, I also tried putting a little vinegar on some of them, others I laid a piece of bacon over. The husband liked those.\u00a0 As a vegetarian, I have no opinion, but the vinegar was a nice touch.\u00a0 The Produce Box is definitely doing its job and getting me to try some new things.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It says something about the state of my life that most of the posts I have managed to post, have to do with food.\u00a0 I may not have time to craft, but at least I&#8217;m still putting dinner on the table.\u00a0 That&#8217;s something I guess. We just got back from a five day family reunion, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":1462,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cooking"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/exhaliastudios.com\/squirrel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/cabbage2.jpg?fit=840%2C575&ssl=1","author_info":{"display_name":"Julie Stubbs","author_link":"https:\/\/exhaliastudios.com\/squirrel\/author\/exhalia\/"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/exhaliastudios.com\/squirrel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/cabbage2.jpg?fit=840%2C575&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2gp05-ny","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1451,"url":"https:\/\/exhaliastudios.com\/squirrel\/cream-of-fill-in-the-vegetable-soup-strikes-again\/","url_meta":{"origin":1460,"position":0},"title":"Cream of &#8220;fill in the vegetable&#8221; Soup Strikes Again!","author":"Julie Stubbs","date":"July 21, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"I love soup.\u00a0 It's one of those things you can make as a vegetarian and no one feels like they're missing out.\u00a0 It's also now closely associated with warm the companionship of friends.\u00a0 My husband's family, growing up, was a military family, which frequently meant being away from family at\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Cooking&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Cooking","link":"https:\/\/exhaliastudios.com\/squirrel\/category\/cooking\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/exhaliastudios.com\/squirrel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Cream-of-Summer-Vegetable-Soup.jpg?fit=840%2C573&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/exhaliastudios.com\/squirrel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Cream-of-Summer-Vegetable-Soup.jpg?fit=840%2C573&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/exhaliastudios.com\/squirrel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Cream-of-Summer-Vegetable-Soup.jpg?fit=840%2C573&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/exhaliastudios.com\/squirrel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Cream-of-Summer-Vegetable-Soup.jpg?fit=840%2C573&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1363,"url":"https:\/\/exhaliastudios.com\/squirrel\/some-food-is-just-not-photogenic\/","url_meta":{"origin":1460,"position":1},"title":"Some Food is Just NOT Photogenic","author":"Julie Stubbs","date":"July 8, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"So, I've begun work on another project. 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