# Where I put the zucchini **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 25, 2009, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-i-put-the-zucchini/515110 "2009-10-25T23:30:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2009, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-i-put-the-zucchini/515110/1 "2009-10-25T23:30:57Z")
Friends gave me zucchini from their garden, since they were going out of the country. Wanna know where I put it? I have a little baking dish, I’m guessing about 5" by 8". I sliced the zucchini (or courgette, if you prefer) into rounds and put them in the baking dish. Next, I minced a white onion (which my friends also gave me) and put that on top of the squash. I had some bread crumbs in the cupboard, so I covered the onion layer with that. Next I put some half-and-half in, pouring it over the bread crumbs. Finally, I topped it with shredded Quattro Fromaggio. I covered it with foil, then put it into the convection toaster oven. I set the temperature to 325ºF and set the timer to 60 minutes. When the toaster oven dinged I took the foil off and baked it another 10 minutes to brown the cheese. It came out pretty tasty. 🙂 Perhaps it could use a little salt (the cheese is pretty salty), and maybe a touch of black pepper. Some garlic would not have been out of line. But it’s fine as it is. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2009, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-i-put-the-zucchini/515110/2 "2009-10-26T02:55:50Z")
Isn’t that basically what ratatouille is? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2009, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-i-put-the-zucchini/515110/3 "2009-10-26T03:05:50Z")
Don’t know. ---
**Author:** ![HongKongFooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c4cdca/32.png) [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2009, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-i-put-the-zucchini/515110/4 "2009-10-26T03:42:36Z")
Ratatouille has eggplant in it but your dish is in the same ball park. I think you’d like ratatouillie a lot. It’s pretty easy to make. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2009, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-i-put-the-zucchini/515110/5 "2009-10-26T03:46:55Z")
[Apparently](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratatouille), it also has bell peppers and herbs; and no cheese or bread crumbs. Looks good, though. ---
**Author:** ![HongKongFooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c4cdca/32.png) [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2009, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-i-put-the-zucchini/515110/6 "2009-10-26T04:13:15Z")
There are versions with cheese and other variations. There are some good ones on Epicurious. ---
**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2009, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-i-put-the-zucchini/515110/7 "2009-10-26T04:23:37Z")
Where I put the zucchini is very different. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2009, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-i-put-the-zucchini/515110/8 "2009-10-26T04:28:31Z")
> [@FloatyGimpy](#): > > Where I put the zucchini is very different. Do you have video? 😃 I’ve always wanted to watch someone make zucchini bread. ---
**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2009, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-i-put-the-zucchini/515110/9 "2009-10-26T04:38:11Z")
Sorry, no video of the deed. But if I did, I would totally post it. Honest. I also make really good zucchini bread. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2009, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-i-put-the-zucchini/515110/10 "2009-10-26T04:51:51Z")
> [@FloatyGimpy](#): > > Sorry, no video of the deed. But if I did, I would totally post it. Honest. > > I also make really good zucchini bread. Wait. What? The deed isn’t making zucchini bread? ---
**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2009, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-i-put-the-zucchini/515110/11 "2009-10-26T05:08:00Z")
Oh, right. Yes I was only meaning zucchini bread. I was not talking about carnal relations with food. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2009, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-i-put-the-zucchini/515110/12 "2009-10-26T14:26:24Z")
We _must_ get together for some zucchini sometime.