Recipe: Kolokitho-whaaat?

First off, it has come to my attention that some of you don't like reading my recipe blogs. Well guess what? Too bad. You're gonna have to deal with it. I've currently become addicted to cooking and with Thanksgiving coming up and with me planning a dinner like last year for probably around 15 people, I'm even more obsessed. So if you have a problem with my recipe blogs, just don't read em. On the other hand, I only post the most delectable of the things I make, so I encourage you to try them out if you're patient enough to read my entries bout how to make them.

Now that we've gotten that out of the way, I'd like to share my latest creation, kolokithokeftedes. While I have made them, I am just as clueless as the rest of you about how you actually pronounce that name. Kolokithokeftedes is a Greek word and this dish, also Greek, is what I would consider a "Zucchini, Feta, and Herb Meatless Meatball." Haha. While I wish I could take credit for coming up with this dish, like all of my other recipes, I actually found it HERE on the internet.

I made only minor modifications to the original recipe. I grated one average sized zucchini (the yield was almost exactly 2 cups before squeezing), and then I squeezed out the excess water using regular-old paper towels. There's probably a legitimate kitchen tool out there intended for doing this, but my kitchen here is limited, so I stuck with paper towels. I omitted the ouzo, an anise (licorice) flavored liquor, because 1. I didn't have it and 2. I hate the taste of black licorice. To get an idea of quantity, I used a tad more than a tablespoon of each of the whole wheat flour and the bread crumbs. And lastly, to eliminate the slight unhealthiness of this recipe, I baked them instead of frying them. The benefit of frying them would be that they would be crunchier on the outside, but I found that by using a glass baking dish and flipping them over halfway through, you could manage to get some crunch. I ate mine without dipping sauce, but pairing them with the recipe for Homemade Tzatziki that I wrote about earlier in the year would definitely be a good choice.

Feedback is always welcome!