What to do with all that zucchini

When I was growing up my dad always grew zucchini in his garden so we had it with many dinners. He preferred his vegetables well-cooked which made zucchini mushy so I did not think I liked it. Later on, a friend of mine made steamed zucchini at her house and I discovered I like zucchini after all.

We always seemed to end up with more zucchini than we knew what to do with; zucchini plants tend to do that. Our recipe collection back then was limited to cooked zucchini with butter on it, zucchini bread and fried zucchini (sliced long-ways) which Dad ate on sandwiches.

Cooks have gotten more creat...