my dad grew up in the teeny, tiny town of st. johns, arizona on a farm. when we were kids we used to love going up there to experience the quaint, charming lives of our relatives. grandma always welcomed us with a warm house and a plethora of food. she made all kinds of delicious, homemade suppers out of the many things she and grandpa grew in their garden, but you just aren't a Crosby unless you were raised with at least a certain amount of respect for grandma's zucchini patties.zucchini is quite plentiful there. i remember my grandma saying that the only reason people lock their car doors in st. johns is to keep someone from abandoning a pile of zucchini in your back seat. zucchini multiplies like rabbits*, you see. i would imagine it's got to be important to have a creative outlet for them. i, myself, loved her zucchini patties, but then i always was a good eater. it is a recurring theme in my baby journal [all three pages that my mom wrote in it.]
i found myself in a pile of zucchini wealth this week. i thought maybe i'd steam them with some low-calorie, carcinogen-riddled, i-can't-believe-it's-not-butter type of lubricant, but then my goal is to eat healthier, not just lighter. and then also, that stuff is gross. at least if it's going to eat up my insides it should be really yummy, like diet coke-that i can justify. so, focus. zucchini. right. just looking at my refrigerator drawer full of the squash brought on the nostalgia and i figured i'd go out on a limb and try something new. i called up grandma for the recipe and me and the boys gave it a try. despite a fleeting issue with the skillet and the smoke alarm, they turned out pretty well. to my surprise the boys loved them, too. [well, isaak rejected them, but ikey doesn't likey anything so we can't trust his judgement.] you're welcome to give them a try yourself before you choose a side.
Grandma's Zucchini Patties:
1 c. shredded zucchini
1 c. shredded cheese
1 chopped onion
1 can green chiles
1/2 c. bisquick
1 egg
mix ingredients and fry like a pancake on a skillet @ 350 degrees.
for extra goodness, dollop with sour cream and el pato to taste.
for extra goodness, dollop with sour cream and el pato to taste.
*and this is something that we crosby's can identify with as well.
7 comments:
you've "always been a good eater"... that made me el-oh-el!
i'm gonna have to try this. i somehow reasoned that only grandma could make these - in st. johns -and have never tried making them, though they were always a fave of mine as well. (i, too, have always been a darn good eater. ho hum)
why the plethora of zucchini?
btw - i don't remember ever having them with sour cream or el pato.
the el pato was joe's little addition, he had to leave his mark somehow.
and i can't explain the plethora or zucchini, it just happened and we're glad it did.
Love the post. Love Zuchini patties although mine never taste as good as Grandmas. What is it about Grandma's food.
I love Zucchini Patties as well. I make them and eat them with a side of tomatoes and cottage cheese...
By the way.. it seems as we both have simliar tastes in books. This is the 2nd book I've seen that you and I have read around the same time. I just finished the Time Traveler's Wife a couple months ago. I'm now reading Love in the Time of Cholera. If you haven't read it and are interested - let me know.
MMMmmm! I like your insert that you can't trust Ike's food opinion ;) ... I'll have to give this a shot (that is, if the zucchini in my fridge isn't rotten now :P)
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