Wow, did the weather change! (with recipe)

As sunny as it was yesterday, as rainy it is today. Wow! Last night it started in the southern part of the country and before the night was over, the thunderstorms and rain had reached here too. My stupid little doormat cat kept meowing near the door to be let out and of course I obliged...several times. But she always came running back in after a few minutes! 

I tried to get the cleaning job done I had set out to do. Remember I bought a floor cleaning implement to wash my higher-than-normal bathroom walls? Well the idea was excellent, and I got a part of the walls done but apparently I had bought something to sweep with :p Leave it to me to buy something not appropriate! I would be a terrible cleaning lady (guess that's why most of my marriage I HAD a cleaning lady, haha).

So now it's back to the shop tomorrow and buy something that really WILL do the job! But I made a nice attempt at least and what I bought was cheap enough to not get me crying plus I can always use it to really sweep the floor. 

But my hamper is really happy now, I did a load of laundry and have that hanging on the rack now. Whole place smells of 'wild roses' now. Yes, that's my fabric softener. And when this load is dry the second can go in and it's done for a bit! Usually I have one load a week just for myself, sometimes two, but now the hamper overflowed because of all the sorting I have done lately. I am not a totally useless housewife!

Like, for example, I think I perfected my Tuna Zucchini Patties! I will give you the recipe but I'll have to warn you: I cook like an Italian mama, so a little bit of this and a little bit of that until it's just right! Don't they look delicious?

Tuna Zucchini patties

For 6 patties you'll need 

1 big zucchini, grated

1 can of tuna

1 onion

1 egg

1 cup of breadcrumbs (divided!)

1-3 cloves of garlic

1-3 anchovies filets (optional but very much recommended!)

Some parsley, some chives, finely chopped

1 teaspoon of salt

lemon pepper

So you start grating the zucchini and putting it in a colander with a teaspoon of salt, somewhere that the outcoming liquid won't bother you. Then chop the onion, garlic and anchovies (I use 3 and 3 of course) and let that get soft in some olive oil in a skillet on a low flame. When it starts to get a little color, let it cool down. Oh and drain the tuna of the water or oil, depending on what you use.

Now put the zucchini, tuna, onion mixture, parsley and chives, egg and about half a cup of breadcrumbs in a bowl. Add some lemon pepper and mix well. (And taste to see if it's seasoned enough!) Put this in the fridge for about half an hour so the breadcrumbs can soak up all the liquid.

Put the rest of the breadcrumbs in a dish, form the mixture into 6 patties and cover them well with crumbs. Pan fry in some oil until they're nice and golden. On the picture I served them with sweet potato fries and ranch dip.

Cook and eat well you all, 

Hugz, Anna