Azoresgal~Life on an Island

These little morsels, are some of my favorite to make for my family. Very simple to put together, with very few ingredients, Alheira sausage, some Panko, eggs and flour. Alheira is a wonderful portuguese smoked sausage, with a very soft interior, almost like a bread stuffing. It is traditionally made with poultry or wild game, bread filling and spices. It is a historical food, as it " was invented by the Jews of Portugal, who were forced to convert to Christianity, as a way to deceive the Portuguese Inquisition. As the Jews weren't allowed by their religion to eat pork meat, they were very easily identifiable by the fact that they didn't prepare and smoke the common pork sausages in the smokehouses (fumeiros in Portuguese). They, therefore, replaced pork with a large variety of other meats, such as poultry and game, which would then be mixed with a bread dough for consistency ."    They are one of our favorites, and I always have them in my fridge. These croquettes...

I must warn you the following is yet another zucchini recipe! 3....2...1... Are you still there ? Oh good you are, I promise this one is a keeper. If you’ve got a bunch of zucchini you have to use up or you just can’t get your family to eat zucchini, this is your recipe! Even the pickiest non vegetable eater will love these crispy coated bites of hot zucchini goodness.  3 small to medium zucchini, sliced into sticks 2 large eggs, beaten 1/2 cup flour 1 cup panko or bread crumbs 4 Tbsp. grated Parmesan cheese 1/4 tsp. garlic powder Salt and pepper, to taste In a small bowl, beat eggs with a fork until frothy. In another bowl, place flour, and in a third bowl, place your bread crumbs. Toss the breadcrumbs with garlic powder and Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper and set aside. Dip the zucchini sticks into the flour, then egg, and then into the bread crumb mixture. Make sure all sides get coated well.. I fried them in olive oil( just enough to cover the sticks about 2...