Squash Surprise in Salmon Croquettes

I wanted a very light lunch today. Light is better than no lunch at all, right? :) 

I sometimes crave salmon.  I figure my body needs it and salmon is one of the recommended foods for good, healthy nutrition. 

Today, I decided to add a little extra nutrition. I added raw, chopped, yellow squash, onion, and a small amount of flour to a can of drained salmon. I did not add egg to this.

I then, coated with a mixture of home-made crumbs, pan fried on top of stove with only a very small amount of spray olive oil. Great taste, easy, nutritious and a great, light meal. I ate with baked beans with no additions except ground black pepper and a shake or two of seasoning flakes. Added no salt to anything. More photos below of the process. 

Oh, next time, I'm adding MORE squash. Loved it and it worked great!

Chop onion and squash in a food 

processor. Add to bowl with a can of salmon. Add just enough flour to make patties hold shape. Mix well. I did not add egg.

Form patties, coat both sides with crumbs. Pan fry, stove-top with very small amount of spay olive oil.

A can of salmon will usually make up to 6 croquettes.

 Serve with your choice of food. I used baked beans for a light, filling meal.

*I keep this food diary for medical purposes, my choice. I share to give ideas to people that do not like complicated meals that take all day in the kitchen and also with budget in mind. Just saying. :)

Are YOU HIGHFALUTIN???

BUSINESS, PERSONAL, or WHATEVER---YOU need to read this!

Just want everyone to know: All that HIGHFALUTIN, fast talking, you do can not be understood by a hard-of-hearing person.

If you leave a message on a hard-of-hearing person's answering machine--using that HIGHFALUTIN, fast talking----you just may as well not call. Don't know who it is, what you want, or where to call back. So, if you never hear back--it's your own fault.

Oh, I'll leave comment with definition of HIGHFALUTIN in a comment. So proper, so fast, so unnatural, so ill-mannered, so unbusinesslike, so useless--who cares if no one can understand you--but you sound so modern, right??? 

LINK to Merriam-Webster and QUOTE from there below.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/highfalutin

QUOTED FROM Merriam-Webster: '' :
1 pretentious, fancy
2
: expressed in or marked by the use of high-flown bombastic language : pompous
See highfalutin defined for English-language learners »
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Variants of HIGHFALUTIN
high·fa·lu·tin also hi·fa·lu·tin
Examples of HIGHFALUTIN

a highfalutin way of talking
<his highfalutin paean to the working class failed to win over a crowd that wanted to hear down-to-earth proposals for economic relief>"

Nutrition On A Plate

Oh, wow! This was good. I had leftover spinach, carrots, rice, and turkey so all I added were the boiled egg, cantaloupe, and strawberries. Leftovers don't have to be unpleasant. Frankly, I didn't want to do a lot of 'cooking' today and this worked out great. 

I placed the leftovers on a plate, warmed in microwave for a couple of minutes, added slices of an egg I boiled, cut the cantaloupe and strawberries into bite size pieces, added to plate of re-heated food. Added seasonings but no salt. Rather easy meal and nutritious. (Better than some meals I've had in my life) 

*I realize my methods of cooking and/or food choices may not be suitable for everyone. I find doing a blog post about my food helps me be aware of what I really do eat and might inspire someone that just don't feel like cooking or eating. I don't fool with all those long, drawn-out recipes. 

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