Summer Vegetable Gratin

This shows exactly how to assemble the gratin.

Occasionally we need to make up a little something for a dinner meeting that takes place once a month. It’s never any trouble; in fact, often, the hardest part is deciding what to make. This month, we discussed various options for a vegetable side dish, but none was “vegefied enough.” They all relied on some sort of starch to bulk them up: you know, pasta- or rice- based casseroles, that sort of thing. So, we went back to the stacks in The Scratchin’ It Central Library, and came up with this recipe.

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Zucchini Soup

zucchini soup

zucchini soup
It’s always nice to have a bit of interest in the center of a bowl of light green. So, garnish your soup.

Do you think that experiment with the Sweet and Sour Zucchini dampened our spirits for trying new zucchini recipes? No way,  when it comes to zucchini season we have the jump on the rest of the country. Who else out there is testing zucchini recipes in preparation for the overwhelming supply of zucchini still to come?

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