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Artichoke With Dip

 

Biaciamella

 

Artichoke Linguine

 

Chicken Cacciatore

 

Carrots

 

Almond Rusks - Mandelskorpor (Biscotti)

 

Bean Dip

 

Italian Dressing Mix

 

Gnocchi

 

Chicken Francese

 

Fried Artichokes

 

Butter Cookies

 

Chicken Liver Crostini

Meatballs

 

Homemade Noodles

 

Chicken Vesuvio

 

Fritata di patate

Cake

 

Fried Dough

 

Meat Sauce

Italian Meatballs

 

Italian Chicken

 

Spinach Fritata

 

Cheese Cake

 

 

Sauce for meatballs

 

Leek Risotto

 

Mexican Chicken or Beef

 

Zucchini  Patties

 

Ciarde (Pizelle Cookies)

 

 

 

Mexican Rice

 

Pallete

 

 

Cream Puffs

 

 

 

Riso a burro

 

Polpette

 

 

Crema

 

 

 

Risotto

 

Ravele

 

 

 

 

 

Risotto with asparagus

Shrimp w/broccoli & pasta

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stufato

 

 

 

 


 

Almond Rusks - Mandelskorpor (Biscotti)

These crisp twice-baked cookies keep well.  They can be made well ahead of the holiday season and stored in air tight containers in cool dry place.

 

3 cups flour

1 tablespoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup butter

1 cup sugar

3 eggs

3 tablespoons heavy cream

1/1/2 teaspoon almond extract

1 beaten egg white

1 package chopped almonds

 

 

Stir together flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.  In large bowl of mixer cream butter and sugar until fluffy.  Add eggs and cream; blend well.  Stir in flour mixture and almond extract.  Chill dough at least 2 hours. Shape in 4 long loaves about the length of the cookie sheet and 1-1/2" in diameter.  Brush tops with egg white and sprinkle with pearl sugar.  Bake on lightly greased sheet in preheated 300 oven for 25 minutes.  Remove and cool.  Cut into ½ thin slices, place cut side up on cookie sheets, return to oven and bake 30 minutes or until completely dry. Makes about 96.

 

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Artichoke Linguine

1/4 cup butter

1/4 cup olive oil

1 teaspoon flour

1 cup chicken broth

1 clove garlic

1 tablespoon parsley

1 - 2 teaspoons lemon juice

Salt and pepper

14 ounces drained, marinated artichoke hearts

2 tablespoons parmesan cheese

Linguini noodle

 

1.  Melt butter with oil in a small pan.

2.  Add flour and stir until thickened, about 1 minute.

3.  Reduce heat to low, add chopped garlic, parsley, salt, pepper and lemon juice.

4.  Cool about 5 minutes.

5.  Blend in artichokes and cheese, simmer 8 minutes.

6.  Pour over al dente linguine.

 

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Artichoke With Dip

1 fresh artichoke

1 cup mayonnaise

2 tablespoons lemon juice

 

Wash artichoke; cut off the top third of vegetable with sharp knife. Cut off the stem of artichoke flush with the base. Pull off tough outside leaves around base and discard; open center leaves carefully. turn the artichoke over on cutting board and press down firmly at the base to cause the leaves to spread open further. Turn right side up and pull the yellow-white leaves from the center. With a spoon, carefully scrape and pull the fuzzy and prickly portion from the heart of the artichoke.

 

Cook artichoke, covered in boiling water, about 30 minutes until tender; drain and chill.

 

To serve: Place a chilled artichoke on serving plate. Fill center with an Artichoke Dip . Pull off leaves; scoop into dip.

 

Lemon Dip: Combine 1 cup mayonnaise with 2 tablespoons lemon juice.

 

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Bean Dip

1 can black beans

1 onion

1/2 cup milk

1 cup cheese

 

 

1.  Mix beans in blender

2.  Fry onion in oil

3.  Put blended beans in pan

4.  Add milk

5.  Put cheese on top milk

 

 

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Biaciamella

3 1/2 cups milk

1/2 stick butter

5 - 6 tablespoons flour

Dash nutmeg

 

 

1.  Mix flour and milk in bowl, beat until creamy

2.  Put in pan on low heat and add butter

2.  Add pepper and nutmeg.

3.  Stir continuously until mixture is thick or boils.

 

 

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Butter Cookies

1 cup (2 sticks) butter

3/4 cup sugar

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2-1/4 cups sifted flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

 

Cream butter, add sugar.  Beat in egg and vanilla.  Blend in flour, salt and baking powder.

Bake on ungreased cookie sheet @ 375 for 10-12 minutes.

 

 

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Cake

5 eggs

2 cups sugar

1/4 cup milk

1 dash salt

2 tablespoons baking powder

2 tablespoons rum

2 sticks melted butter or margarine

2-1/2 cups sifted flour

 

 

Bake at 350 until golden.

 

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Carne e Piselli

1 package beef sirloin steaks

1 or 2 bags (with onions) sweet peas

1 small chopped onion

1 can tomato paste

1 cube mushroom boullian

 

 

1.  Brown onion, bouillon cube in pan.

2.  Add meat and brown.

3.  Add tomato paste and wine and let boil.

4.  Reduce heat and add peas.  Cover pan and let simmer.

 

 

 

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Carrots

1 package carrots

 

Slice carrots and add 1/2 cup water in a saucepan.

 

Add salt and pepper.  Add oil to cover carrots, cook until tender.

 

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Cheese Cake

1 cup sugar

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

6 eggs

2 large pie shells

3 packages cream cheese

 

 

1.  Melt the cream cheese at room temperature. 

2.  Combine cheese, eggs, sugar, ad vanilla extract. 

3.  Blend until creamy consistency.

4.  Bake for 1/2 hour at 250° then bake for 1/2 hour at 350°. 

5.  Let cool.

 

 

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Chicken Cacciatore

1 chicken

1 cube mushroom boullian

1 can peeled tomatoes

1 can black olives

1 tablespoon garlic

1 cup white wine

 

 

Fry chicken in oil, add garlic, bouillon, seasonings, and wine.  Add peeled tomatoes and olives.

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Chicken Francese

1 package (4-5 thin slices) chicken breasts

1 cup chicken broth

1/2 lemon

1/2 cup milk

1 clove garlic

 

Add oil and garlic to frypan and brown garlic.

Coat chicken breast with flour and add to pan.

Salt chicken and cook until browned.

Add lemon jiuce, soup and milk. 

Cover and let simmer.

 

 

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Chicken Liver Crostini

Mince and sauté white onion or shallot in olive oil, adding prosciutto fat, parsley, celery and carrot -- a little of each.

 

Coarsely chop and add the livers. Sprinkle with white wine. Let evaporate. When the livers are half done remove them from the pot and mince them, with a few previously steeped dried porcini. Finish cooking the paté over a low flame, moistening it with broth, white wine or Marsala.

 

A variation on the standard crostini di fegatini di pollo, which I prefer, has you mince 2 teaspoons each onion and prosciutto. Sauté the mixture in a dollop of olive oil, and when it has browned, add 3-4 minced chicken livers and 4-5 leaves of sage. Sprinkle with white wine, let evaporate, and when the livers are half done, remove them from the pan and mince them to a fine paste with the sage. Return the mixture to the fire, season it with salt and pepper, stir in a teaspoon of flour to bind it, and finish cooking it over a low flame, moistening it with broth, or more white wine, and a pat of butter as you remove it from the flames. Artusi suggests you also stir in a tablespoon of grated Parmigiano just before you remove the paté from the fire.

 

Once the mixture is ready, spread it on thinly sliced bread or polenta.

 

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Chicken Vesuvio

1 package chicken breasts

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon pepper

2 teaspoons oregano

2 tablespoons garlic

2 larges russet baking potatoes

6 tablespoons olive oil

1 cup dry white wine

2 tablespoons chopped parsley

 

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.  Season chicken with salt, pepper, oregano and garlic.  Peel potatoes and cut into quarters, sauté in olive oil until golden brown; set aside.  In skillet, boil oil and add garlic.  Add chicken and sauté on both slides until golden brown.  Add potatoes and then deglaze with white wine.  Put in baking pan and pour sauce over potatoes and chicken and bake for 20 to 30 minutes.

 

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Ciarde (Pizelle Cookies)

1 stick butter

4 eggs

1 cup sugar

1 tablespoon anise seeds

1 tablespoon (amaretto or rum) liquore

Flour

 

 

1.  Put anise seeds in water to soak, set aside.

2.  Mix sugar, eggs and liquor in bowl, set aside.

3.  Melt butter and add to bowl of ingredients.

4.  Add flour until dough is not runny.

5.  Drain water from anise seeds and add to ingredients.

6.  Drop a spoonful on warm pizelle maker.

 

 

 

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Cream Puffs

1 cup water

1 cup flour

1/2 cup butter

4 eggs

1/2 teaspoon salt

 

 

Pre-heat oven to 375.  Heat water and butter to a rolling boil.  Stir in flour and salt.  Stir vigorously over low heat for about 1 minute or until mixture form a ball.  Remove from heat.  Beat in eggs one at a time.  Continue beating until smooth.  Let stand 10 minutes.  Drop dough with a tablespoon 2" apart on baking sheet.  Bake 20-25 minutes @ 375 or until puffed golden.

 

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Crema

1 each (yellow only) eggs

1/2 cup milk

1 tablespoon sugar

1 tablespoon flour

 

Mix until boils continually stirring.

 

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Fried Artichokes

1 can artichoke hearts in water

3 eachs eggs

1 cup breadcrumb mixture combine breakcrumbs, parmesan cheese, pepper and garlic salt

 

Drain artichokes and cut in quarters

Add 3 eggs to breadcrumb mixture

Roll artichokes in breadcrumb and egg mixture, coat well

Fry on low in pan until browned

 

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Fried Dough

2 cakes yeast

2 tablespoons butter

4 cups warm water

8 - 10 cups flour

1 teaspoon salt

 

 

1.  Dissolve yeast and sugar in water.

2.  Add butter and half flour; beat until smooth to make dough that can be handled.

3.  Knead until smooth and elastic and then let raise 4 1/2 hours.

4.  Cut slices off and fry in hot fat (oil).

 

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Fritata di patate

2 potatoes

1 onion

4 eggs

 

 

Cut thin slices of potatoes.  Sautee onions and bouillon cube in pan with oil.  Mix eggs and potatoes and pour until pan.  Fry on one side and then turn over (using large plate) and fry on other side.

 

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Gnocchi

4 white (large) potatoes

2 small eggs

Flour

Salt and pepper

 

 

1.  Cook potatoes with skin.

2.  Peel potatoes and mash, set aside to cool.

3.  Add potatoes, eggs, salt and pepper and flour until dough is not sticky.

4.  Knead dough.

5.  Roll dough and cut into bite size pieces.

6.  Boil immediately for a few minutes or until dough rises to top.

 

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Good Seasons Iltalian Dressing Mix - makes 8 oz.

1/2 cup oils

1/4 cup vinegar

3 tablespoons water

1 package good seasons italian dressing

 

Mix all ingredients together in cruet.  Can use Olive oil or Balsamic Vinegar

 

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Homemade Noodles

3 eggs

2 - 3 tablespoons oils

3 tablespoons water

Flour

 

 

1.  Combine all ingredients in bowl.

2.  Add flour, when consistency becomes too hard to stir, put on counter and add flour while kneading dough.

3.  Leave dough out a couple of hours or refrigerate over nite.

4.  Cut dough into strips and cook.

 

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Italian Chicken

4 chicken breasts

2 cups italian herb dressing

1/2 cup Italian/Seasoned bread crumbs

1/4 cup parmesan cheese

 

 

1. Place chicken in a 9x13 pan (can be frozen or defrosted).

2.  Pour italian dressing over chicken.

3.  Refrigerate for at least 8 hours.  

4.  Take chicken out of refrigerator after marinating for 8-24 hours.

5.  Place seasoned bread crumbs in shallow pan.

6.  Roll chicken in bread crumbs until coated.

7.  Place coated chicken in back in the 9x13 pan.

8.  Sprinkle parmesan cheese over chicken.

Cook at 350°F for approximately 30-35 minutes.

 

 

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Italian Meatballs

These make excellent meatball sandwiches or go great with spaghetti. Add to or omit spices to your own preferences. I make these different sizes, depending on how I'm going to use them. I make smaller meatballs to take to parties where guests can skewer them with toothpicks.

 

 

2 pounds ground beef

1 each large onions

1 cup parmesan cheese

6 eachs eggs

1 cup bread crumbs

Oregano, garlic, basil spices

 

 

1.  Mix together the onion, parmesan cheese, eggs, basil, oregano, and garlic.

2.  Pour mixture onto hamburger and work in well.

3.  Add bread crumbs.

4.  The mixture will be sticky.

5.  Use a little water in palm of hands to roll meatballs (or burgers) so mixture doesn't stick.

6.  Put meatballs in oven and bake.

 

 

 

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Leek Risotto

1 each garlic

1 stalk leeks

1 package rice

6 cups chicken broth

1 cube mushroom boullian

 

1.  Pour broth into a saucepan and bring to a simmer, set aside but keep hot.

2.  In other sacepan, add oil,leeks, garlic and boullian cube and saute. (about 5 minutes)

3.  Add rice to suacepan with leeks and stir. (about 1 minute)

4.  Add 1 ladleful of broth, adjust heat to maintain a gentle simmer, cook stirring constantly until liquid is absorbed. (about 2 minutes)

5.  Continue adding broth one ladleful at a time and stirring until rice is tender and mixture is creamy.  (about 20-25 minutes)

6.  Add cheese when done and serve.

 

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Meat Sauce

3 pounds ground beef

2 large onions

1 package celery

4 cans 12 oz tomato paste

1 mushroom misc. bouillon

 

 

1.  Chop celery and onions, add salt & pepper, simmer in oil until browned.

2.  Add meat and let cook.

3.  Add 4 cans of tomato paste to large pan, clean out cans with water (at least 2 full).

4.  Add mushroom bouillon, boil, and then let simmer.

5.  Add meat, celery, onions when fully cooked to sauce.

6.  Let simmer 1-2 hrs.

 

 

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Meatballs

2 pounds ground beef

1 chopped onion

1 cup bread crumbs

Salt and pepper

 

 

1.  Add meat, spices and eggs in bowl and mash together with hands.

2.  Form balls and roll in bread crumbs.

3.  Either fry in oil and place on baking pan (with fold) in oven until browned.

4.  Add meat balls to sauce.

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Mexican Chicken or Beef

1 jalapeno chiles

1 each red bell peppers

1 onion

1 tablespoon garlic

3 stalks celery

1 package beef or chicken

 

Cut meat in small pieces.  Sautee in oil all ingredients.  Add meat, chile, salt, soy sauce.  Add cheese on too and serve.

 

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Mexican Rice

1 peeled tomato

1 cup rice

2 cups hot  water

1 cube misc. bouillon

1 tablespoon garlic

 

Wash rice.  Fry in oil.  Put hot water, garlic, onion, tomato in blender.  When rice is fried, remove oil, strain blended stuff, and add to pan.

Add salt and bouillon and blended mix.  Lower flame, cover and add hot water or soup if necessary.

 

 

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Pallete

2 parts yellow cornmeal

1 part white flour

1 cup meat sauces

2 tablespoons parmesan cheese

 

 

Boil water in 1 qt pot.  Add salt and flour and stir until soft and falls off spoon.  Continue boiling for 20 to 30 minutes.  Spoon onto plate and add sauce and cheese.

 

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Polenta

1 package cornmeal

1 cup mushroom boullian

 

 

Add water to polenta and bouillon cube; stir continuously until polenta pulls from sides of pan.  Put in baking dish and let cool or refrigerate until solid.  Cut and brush with oil and place on baking sheet.  Broil until crisp about 5 minutes.

 

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Polpette

Can use any meat previoulsy cooked.  Port roast, roast beef or combination of both.

Serves: 2

 

1 pork roast

1/2 cup parsley

2 cups bread crumbs

3 red potatoes

5 eggs

1 clove garlic

Garlic salt and pepper

 

 

1.  Season pork roast with garlic salt, pepper and garlic cloves.

2.  Cook until tender in oven at 350°.

3.  Grind pork roast in meat grinder.

4.  Boil potatoes and grind.

5.  Add meat, potatoes, parsley, salt, pepper and eggs in bowl and mix with hands (do not over mix).

6.  Form oblong shaped rolls and cover with bread crumbs.

7.  Fry in oil until browned.

 

 

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Ravele

Breaded meat, served with olives.

Serves: 2

 

1 can pitted black olives

1 package thin steak sandwich

1 small onion

1 mushroom misc. bouillon

1/2 can tomato paste

2 cups bread crumbs

4 eggs

1 cup white wine

1 cup water

 

 

1.  Cut all fat and tendons from meat (meat will curl if you do not remove these).

2.  Combine eggs, salt and pepper in bowl and add meat, let stand for 5 minutes.

3.  Pass meat in bread crumbs, coat well.

4.  Fry meat in oil until browned, set aside.

5.  Brown onion and bouillon cube in large pan.

6.  Mix water and tomato paste together until blended, pour in pan and let boil for a few minutes.

8.  Add wine to pan and let boil.

9.  Add meat and & olives to pan and cover, let simmer for 30 - 60  minutes.

 

 

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Ravioli

Stuffing can be made and stored in refrigerator until ready to stuff pasta and cook.

Serves: 2

 

1 pork roast

1 roast beef

1/2 cup parsley

Clove garlic

1 onion

1 pound pasta shells

 

 

1.  Grind pork roast and roast beef.

2.  Add to skillet with oil and parsley and brown.

3.  Add pepper, salt, garlic and onion.

4.  Stuff filling into pasta shells and cook immediately.

 

 

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Riso a burro

2 cups rice

1 tablespoon butter

1 tablespoon parmesan cheese

 

 

1.  Boil water, add salt.

2.  Add rice and cook until tender.

3.  Drain water.

4.  Add butter and cheese.

 

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Risotto

3 cups rice

1 cup sauces

1 tablespoon butter

2 tablespoons parmesan cheese

 

 

1.  Add salt and boil water.

2.  Add rice and let cook until tender.

3.  Drain rice; add butter, sauce and cheese

 

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Risotto with asparagus

5 cups water

1 package asparagus spears

1 onion

1 delicato boullian

1 tablespoon parmesan cheese

 

1.  Cut ends of asparagus spears.  Bend and snap, put tips aside in water. Cut rest of asparagus into small pieces.

2.  Cook cut asparagus in pan with oil onion, and boullian about 20 minutes.

3.  Add 3 ladels of soup broth and 1 handful of rice per person + 1 extra handful, cover and cook.

4.  Add chhese and asparagus tips, low heat covered until tips are tender.

 

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Sauce for meatballs

Can be made in slow cooker or mix sauce ingredients together over medium heat. Add meatballs to saucepan, and let sauce simmer for 30 minutes, or longer for better falvor.

 

1 (15  ounce) can tomato sauce 

1 (6  ounce) can tomato paste 

1  small onion, chopped 

1/2  cup green peppers, chopped 

1/2  cup red wine (or beef broth) 

1/3  cup water 

2  garlic cloves, minced (1 t) 

1/2  teaspoon dried oregano 

1  teaspoon dried basil 

1  teaspoon dried parsley 

1/2  teaspoon red pepper flakes 

1  teaspoon sugar, to taste 

1  teaspoon salt, to taste 

1/2  teaspoon pepper, to taste 

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Shrimp w/broccoli & pasta

1 each garlic

1 tablespoon parsley

1 cube mushroom boullian

1 package frozen shrimp

3 florets broccoli

 

Put garlic, parlsey, boullian cube and shrimp in pan with olive oil. 

 

Cook pasta and broccoli in water.

 

Add cooked pasta and broccoli to shrimp.

 

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Spinach Fritata

1 box frozen leaf spinach

1 onion

4 eggs

 

 

Put frozen spinach in pan with water until thawed; set aside to cool.  Sautee onions and bouillon cube in pan with oil.  Mix eggs and spinach and pour until pan.  Fry on one side and then turn over (using large plate) and fry on other side.

 

 

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Stufato

Meat, potatoes and celery stew.

Serves: 2

 

5 - 6 potatoes

1 package beef sirloin steaks

1 cup white wine

5 - 6 celery

1 small onion

 

 

1.  Cut big slices of potatoes & celery and fry in pan of oil.

2.  Season with pepper and salt.

3.  Cook chopped sirloin steak in oil with mushroom bouillon cube.

4.  Add onion and salt and pepper.

5.  Add tomato paste, water and wine and let boil.

6.  Add potatoes and celery and let simmer.

 

 

 

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Zucchini  Patties

2 zucchini

1 small onion

1 cup bread crumbs

1 cup parmesan cheese

2 eggs

 

1.  Peel zucchini and then grate with cheese grater. 

2.  Grate onion.

3.  Combine all ingredients in bowl, season with salt and pepper and shape into patties.

4.  Drop zucchini mixture by heaping teaspoonfuls and cook on both sides until golden.

 

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