a summer creation

tonite for dinner i was planning on making salmon cakes until i became totally disgusted with the heat and didn't want to do anything in the kitchen (plan b: ICE CREAM FOR DINNER!) haha...

then i decided on some BLT'S (yum!! the tomatoes are sooo good this time of year!)...and i saw paula deen (possibly my LEAST favorite food network person) making zucchini squash cakes...

...hmm...kinda like salmon cakes, but with veggies!! that sounds GOOOOOD! so, i checked the websited and i had just about everything i needed to give 'em a try...with the exception of a few things i could modify!

overall, DE-LISH! i've got a thing or two i'm going to try differently, but i'll definitely be doing these again! i even took a few over to granny's house to try (i swapped her for some peaches)...wouldn't you know that she ate all 3 of 'em that i took her! :)

basically, you grate squash and zucchini (like cheese, but MUCH easier!) and get ALL THE MOISTURE out from your veggie pile (i didn't do a very good job of that this time!) using paper towels or cheese cloth...

combine in a bowl with a little bit of finely chopped vidalia onion, bread crumbs (i didn't have any of these--so i smashed some croutons!), an egg or two, and salt & pepper...and pop 'em in a pan like you would salmon/crab cakes...

...they'll surprise you! i'm aspiring to be the "bubba gump" of squash & zucchini...how many ways can i cook 'em!?