Autumn is my favorite time of year for being in the kitchen, making pumpkin bread, trying new recipes, cooking comfort food, making football snacks, and hearty soups for chilly days. I am lucky that My Sweet Babboo loves vegetables of all kinds, so experimenting with them is fun. There are so many ideas in the Milk Street Vegetables cookbook, it will take a long time to get to all of them! I have made several from this book already. Today, we’ll do the Zucchini Fritters because I’ve been looking for a way to get crispy zucchini chips for quite a while. These were yummy! Start by downloading the recipe – Baked Zucchini Fritters – then gathering the ingredients.
The recipe calls for grating the zucchini and the onion. This is a technique I have not tried before, but it was easy.
Next, place the zucchini on a towel so you can wring out the excess water. I have some smooth surface, thin cotton towels specifically for cooking and baking, and this purpose of squeezing out water. Don’t use a terry cloth or nubby textured towel, as the wrung out vegetable bits will stick to them and be difficult to get out.
All wrung out, you will be amazed at the amount of water you get. I wring mine over the sink, and go at it hard. You want to get the zucchini as dry as you can.
Mix with the panko bread crumbs, eggs and other ingredients.
I used an ice cream scoop to portion out the fritters to make a half recipe, with 10 fritters. Don’t be alarmed by the amount of oil on the baking sheet.
These bake at a high heat, 450ºF. Push the edges into the fritters so there aren’t little bits left out to burn. Pat them down just a bit so they come out about an inch thick.
Turn them over halfway through the cooking so both sides get some browning and crisping.
Yum, these are so good, the picky eaters will not know they are eating vegetables! I have to say that we ate them so fast I didn’t get a photo of them on a plate! The sauce recipe given is a Greek based Yogurt and Feta. But in the best tradition of Milk Street’s Cookish Cookbook, I improvised. I had sour cream and goat cheese, so I used that.
This past week I got a super new tool for the kitchen, a Milk Street Precision Pin! Is this not the coolest thing? It is a brilliant idea and I can’t wait to give it a try.
It is made of high quality beech wood, with a laser-etched ruler to measure pans and make sure the pie dough is just the right width. This will be so much better than guessing if the crust is wide enough before putting it in the pie pan.
The wood end caps vary in thickness so the space between the roller and the counter is uniform across the roller. Now, I know when the thickness of a rolled pastry is correct for the recipe. I can’t roll it too thick or too thin. I know this will make rolling out pie crusts faster and easier, particularly if I make another Milk Street Pumpkin Bourbon Tart.
So much fun coming up in the kitchen! Today, Milk Street will give away a copy of their fabulous Milk Street Vegetables cookbook. If you love trying new flavors, get 15% off your first purchase at Milk Street with code MILK15. Plus, right now the Seasons 1-6 Cookbook is on sale at 40% off! Or check out their sale page for fantastic bargains – Milk Street Sale. Sign up for the Milk Street online community to see free videos and recipes. Check out Milk Street, then leave a comment – which new product or Vegetable recipe would you like to try?
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From My Carolina Home 
Good morning, Carole. The baked zucchini fritters look delicious. My hubby loves vegetables, so I need to try this recipe. Wishing you a beautiful Sunday!
So timely. I was just thinking this week that we need to include more veggies in our diet. I live with a meat eater, so we never miss a meal with meat! But sometimes the veggies are an afterthought and don’t get much attention and are then boring. The veggie fritters look good and love doing things in the oven. I have to make a trip to the store for some of the ingredients, but I’ll do that when I am out this week. Did you season with the za’atar? Have never heard of that seasoning. The Bourbon Pumpkin tart looks fantastic!
Yes, I’ve used Za’ater before, on a baked chicken dish, link here – Za’atar Chicken. It is a very different taste. The Bourbon Tart is wonderful, I took it to a party, and posted about that during Autumn Jubilee 2019 Pumpkin Tart.
Thanks for your reply. I’ll give it a go later in the week!
Here at Gobbler’s Knob, my husband does the cooking, and I do the cleaning. He is not a fan of veggies which I prefer over meats. However, he is a fan of Mr. Kimball. I’m thinking that cookbook might be heading this way soon. Any vegetable dish will work for me, but those fritters might tempt him to try one. I first used the sale link to Milk Street. The double sided bread cutting board was also interesting. He already has the rolling pin.
Connie W.
Mike Street Cookish looks interesting for those times when you have a little bit of a lot of items that need to be cooked. Every time I would watch his shows I would want to make that dish right away.
Those sound so good. I’ll bet a bleu cheese dressing would be good with them too. That rolling pin is brilliant! I’ve always used those rubber end rings to get the right thickness, but I love this idea.
The fritters look delicious. Thank you for the recipe. I have the “meat eater” at my house, but when the rest of the family is here for a meal I like to up my game a bit with the veggies. Looks like a lovely cookbook. On the Milk Street website, I spent a lot of time browsing the “gadgets”, and like the Milk Street Julienne Peeler. Thinking about the recipe, I wonder if gluten free Panko crumbs would substitute easily? And, you know I would be trying them in the air fryer!!
The fritters sound so good! Great tip on using a cloth without texture, thanks Carole!
Everything I looked at seems as though it would be delicious. I think the zucchini fritters would be great, but I also know I would love the roasted rainbow carrots. I’ve always loved to cook, but cooking now for myself isn’t fun. However, these recipes seem as though they could be cut down. As for a gadget ~ well, I’ve always loved kitchen gadgets and that rolling pin has caught my eye.
the zucchini fritters look so good. I wish my husband would eat all veggies – I guess I could try cutting the recipe in half or more and make just for me!
The zucchini fritters look delicious, Carole! I might have to try them! The Milk Street site is full of goodies, so hard to pick a favorite. I could use a new whisk, and the Dreamfarm Mini 3-in-1 Whisk looks interesting!
oh darn those fritters look good – i had to rush away to the milk street sale page, where i found the cutest little set of tongs that jumped into my cart without a second thought , aha ! Hope you enjoyed the fritters !
The roasted potatoes with cucumbers really appeals to me. Thanks for the giveaway.
What a brilliant idea to make removable end caps!
I would like to try the shallot confit
The zucchini fritters look yummy. I would like to try the Cook What You Have cookbook. Always looking for simple recipes that require only what you have in the pantry and on hand.
I agree with Milk Street that vegetables should be the center and main section of your plate. I’d love to check out that cookbook in more detail. Those zucchini fritters totally remind me of potato pancakes, but probably a lot healthier. Yum!
I would like to try Milk Street Marinara Magic Spice Blend.
I have a recipe for something similar to the zucchini fritters but it calls for adding Old Bay seasoning to taste like crab cakes.
Yea..I got a couple of small Zucchini just for this.. Thanks for the recipe..I don’t need to look it up …you posted just in time.
I love veggies. I ordered the Vegetable Cookbook .
Oh that rolling pin would be ideal for my Christmas cookies! They have lovely quality gadgets!
Some delicious looking home made food here today!!! Love that rolling pin, too!
I could live on zucchini, there are so many things you can do with it. The fritters look fantastic. Frying is a technique I’ve never mastered, but baking – that I can do.
Oh I love cookbooks and may have to invest in one of these. The fritters look great but I would love to try some of their jams.
I highly recommend World in a Skillet, and Tuesday Nights!!
Milk Street Mymoune Fresh Fig Jam would be the perfect gift for my sister who loves anything fig. And I’m waiting for the bread board to be back in stock.
What a great deal! I’ve wanted the Seasons Cookbook for a long time so I picked it up. Thanks for sharing the sale! As far as veggies go, I know it’s controversial, I love love love potatoes. I’m always looking for a new way to eat them. I think I’ll try the BASQUE-STYLE LEEK AND POTATO SOUP, the POTATO SALAD WITH CAPERS, OLIVES AND OLIVE OIL TUNA, and the LEBANESE-STYLE SPICY POTATOES WITH LEMON AND CILANTRO. And I didn’t even look at all of the recipes yet.
I will also try this zucchini recipe you’ve shared. It looks delicious and is another way to eat all of the zukes that my plants are producing. In Los Angeles, we get to grow year round.
Always get very hungry just looking at these temptations! Sunday, perfect day to try out something new. Thanks!
That’s an interesting rolling pin and the tart looks great. Apart from pumpkin bread and soup, I’m not that much of a fan but I could reconsider for that tart!
I see a lot of great cookbooks, but The World in a Skillet is at the top of my list! Also, that precision rolling pin is super cool!
Oh, the cauliflower and tomatoes sounds good!
I’d love to have the knife sharpener, mine never seem to be sharp enough.
The Tuesday Nights Mediterranean cookbook looks like it has lots of new ideas. Love the precision pin.
I have wanted a rice cooker forever!
Those sauces with mango and tahini would be fun to try.
I’d definitely go for the cookbook with all the recipes from the seasons in one book!
The precision pin has to be my first choice, maybe I could make a pie crust rather than buy a frozen one.
I’ve been wanting a coffee mill. The stovetop expresso machine also caught my eye.
This looks like a good resource for the 2 vegan members of my family. Tasty, easy, new recipes using vegetables.
I’d like to try the preserved lemons, never had those before.
The precision pin looks interesting. Need to look into that. Haven’t made zucchini fritters in years. Thanks for the reminder!
I am always looking for zucchini recipes, since it seems like I have a bumper crop every year. This year was the exception. I have always wanted to try one of those rolling pins.
I really like Milk Street and was introduced to them through your blog! I love their salad recipes! I have not make the pie or those zucchini fritters but they look so tasty! I have Never seen/heard of that precision pin but how fabulous that it has the measurement on it. The precision pin would be my pick to try out! I love the look of that veggie book too and the Seasons Recipes book. I already am signed up as part of the community on line for recipes 🙂
Full-on veggie lover here! Any new, seasoned recipes for cauliflower, squash or green beans would be wonderful to try!
I love anything Zucchini- our daughter is anti-veggies but Baked Zucchini Fritters may be something she would try. Speaking of veggies, don’t tell her potatoes are a vegetable! I’d like to try BUTTER-BROWNED POTATOES WITH ONION AND MUSTARD. She may like thrm.
That rolling pin is something! I would love to try the carrots…they sound like some I have had at my favorite restaurant.
Those zucchini fritters look delicious and I’m going to try them. Thanks so much Carole!
That Milk Street precision rolling pin looks wonderful to me–also your zucchini fritters look yummy!!
The Indian spiced smashed potatoes recipe sounds great. In like to try new things, will give the zucchini recipe you shared a try.
The pastry pin looks like fun to use. It’s hard to get pastry rolled exactly right.
I would love to try sausage garlic rice with sausage and kale.
Their recipes look Great! I will try your zucchini recipe, for sure.
I follow Milk Street on FB and love their receipes. I gotta get me one of those rolling pins!! Thanks!!
I do love zucchini fritters. I have made them before, but on top of the stove in a frying pan. The cookbooks looke fantastic. Thank you!
Those fritters look amazing! I like your new pin too. Have a great week.
ohGosh, I love fritters! I’m especially fond of the yellow crook neck squash with some parmesan cheese in the fritters. You should try those too! This week we had a dip in the weather, so I made some yummy jumbalaya with all the good stuff! Smoked sausages, boudin, italian sausages, crawfish and shrimp. Normally I throw in some chicken as well, I just didn’t have any thawed at the time. No worries, it’s great to mix it up once in a while!
That veggie cookbook looks interesting. I really need ideas for using up my tomatoes.
The pickled vegetables with the roasted potatoes looks like a dish I would love to try. The zucchini recipe looks really good too but I confess I had to look up za’atar as I had never heard of it. Definitely gonna have to try that one If I can find that ingredient in my local store. I love all things Milk Street and glad they are sponsoring this year. I’d love to get my hands on that cookbook.
Milk Street Vegetables is a book I would like to look at.
I like the Poterie Renault Small Wine Jug- it’s so cute! I’d use it for serving syrup, salt dressing or gravy!