Meatless Monday: zucchini

Hey all! Happy Monday. I feel like I've been going one-hundred-miles-an-hour today. How 'bout you?
I'm ready to unwind in my little kitchen, making some meatless grub for the hubs and myself.

What do you say to some zucchini pancakes? (or fritters, some people call them fritters.)

I'd almost forgotten about these yummy and quick-to-whip up little guys. I first fell for their charms when we first got married, and I discovered Ina's recipe for them. They were so delicious, and surprisingly comfort-food-esque for being made mostly of vegetables. I rediscovered them this weekend, flipping through my trusty new Moosewood cookbook.

Deb has a lovely (of course) post about them, and I think I'll definitely steal her ideas for condiments--especially the pinches of salt, the plain yogurt and the bit of minced garlic!

Hope you are warm and dry this Monday afternoon! (anyone making any yummy meatless meals this week?)

Meatless Monday: guacamole salad

Happy Monday, all! Today, I want to tell you about a super-delicious meatless dish that I made last week: the Barefoot Contessa's guacamole salad.




I made this with one extra avocado, and we ate it for a couple of days! It was delicious (duh, Ina Garten, hello!) and thanks to the black beans, it was as filling as it was versatile. I had it in a little bowl by itself for lunch, put it in tortillas for burritos, and baked the remaining salad onto nachos. Muy bien.