When you run across a recipe with the description crazy-good, it's usually smart to repin.
For these Crazy-Good Crab Cakes, that held true. I strayed from the recipe in one way. I used imitation crab instead of lump crab. It's convenient and familiar.
I was also looking for a way to use the other zucchini I grabbed on a whim last week. Somewhere I had seen the suggestion of zucchini chips, so I decided to search out a recipe. These Zucchini Parmesan Crisps sounded perfect. I'll admit I didn't exactly follow instructions on this one. What I got, then, was great flavor, weird texture.
Here's what I did so you can learn from my mistakes:
- My one large zucchini yielded more slices than the recipe called for.
- Individually dipping each slice just wasn't going to happen so I put all the oiled slices into a large Ziploc bag, then added the breading and started shaking.
- I didn't make sure each slice was separated from the others. I had hoped that a longer cooking time would still get them semi-crispy. It didn't. Lesson learned: separation is important.
I guess what we can learn from today's post is that sometimes it pays to follow instructions, and sometimes it doesn't.
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