Zucchini Chips

From: Here

Ingredients:
1/4 cup breadcrumbs
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese (optional)
1/8 tsp black pepper
heaping 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup cold milk
1 tsp apple cider vinegar
2 1/2 cups sliced zucchini (about 2 small zucchinis)

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In a medium bowl combine breadcrumbs, cheese (if using) and black pepper. In separate bowl add flour, milk and vinegar.  Gently stir until combined but do not over stir. Dip zucchini slices in flour mixture and then dredge in breadcrumb mixture. Place coated zucchini slices on a baking sheet and bake for 30 minutes, flipping the slices over once halfway through cooking, or until browned and crisp.

What I did differently from the recipe:
Nothing.

What I'll do differently next time:
Less Parmesan. I don't love the flavor of Parmesan.

Verdict:
Thumbs up! Shocking fact: my husband ate more of these than anyone. I seriously can't believe that. That alone means I will be making these again in the future, because it is so. hard. to get him to try a new vegetable! Honestly, these looked totally disgusting when I was making them (it's that drippy whole wheat flour part) but they turned out really good. Perfect opportunity to use your homemade breadcrumbs! I do recommend these for a yummy side dish!

Hushpuppies

From: Country Cookin'

Ingredients:
2 cups corn meal
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups milk
1/2 cup water
1 onion, diced

Mix all ingredients and drop by teaspoonfuls into very hot deep fat. Hush puppies should turn over by themselves when brown on one side. Remove when golden brown to absorbent paper.

What I did differently from the recipe:
I halved it.

What I'll do differently next time:
I'm not sure....

Verdict:
Well, these were interesting. Something else needs to be added to this recipe. Anybody know what it is?? We couldn't put our finger on it. They were good, but it was almost like if we could find this one missing ingredient they would be so much better.

Printable version:

Ingredients:
2 cups corn meal
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups milk
1/2 cup water
1 onion, diced

Mix all ingredients and drop by teaspoonfuls into very hot deep fat. Hush puppies should turn over by themselves when brown on one side. Remove when golden brown to absorbent paper.

Fried Green Tomatoes

Ingredients:
3 medium, firm green tomatoes
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup milk
2 beaten eggs
2/3 cup fine dry bread crumbs or cornmeal
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Cut unpeeled tomatoes into 1/2 inch slices. Sprinkle slices with salt and pepper. Let tomato slices stand for 15 minutes.

Place flour, milk, eggs, and bread crumbs in separate shallow dishes.

Heat 2 Tbsp of olive oil in a skillet on medium heat. Dip tomato slices in milk, then flour, then eggs, then bread crumbs. In the skillet, fry half of the coated tomato slices at a time, for 4-6 minutes on each side or until brown. As you cook the rest of the tomatoes, add olive oil as needed.

Season to taste with salt and pepper.

What I did differently from the recipe:
I only had two small tomatoes (thanks mom!) so I didn't measure anything. I just kind of dumped flour, milk and bread crumbs in separate bowls, and only used one egg. I didn't let the slices stand for 15 minutes (in the first step). Not sure if this would have changed the flavor.

What I'll do differently next time:
Nothing.

Verdict:
Delicious! I'm not a huge fan of tomatoes, but I am a huge fan of fried foods!! Seriously, these were really good. The tomatoes being cooked just squirt in your mouth, and the batter has such a good flavor. It was also really easy to make, with ingredients I had in the pantry.