Garden Whale Casserole
Don’t know what a garden whale is? That’s one of those big, foot-long green things that appear in your zucchini plants when you look away for a few minutes. Those work just fine in this casserole, seeds and all.
Dice:
3 c. zucchini (or more is fine)
2 lg. tomatoes
1 lg. sweet onion
Toss w/ salt and pepper.
Grate:
1 ½ c. sharp cheddar cheese
½ c. Parmesan cheese
Topping:
8 saltines
3 Tbsp. butter
Garlic powder
Finesse herbs (or thyme and oregano)

Butter a large casserole dish. In it place ½ of vegetable mixture and ½ of cheese. Make topping mixture by crumbling saltines and mixing in other topping ingredients. Top casserole with half of cheese and topping, rest of zucchini, rest of cheese and topping ingredients. Bake covered ½ - ¾ hour; remove lid last 10-15 min. (And if you’re like me, you’ll just put the veggies in and top with cheese and topping—and it will work fine.)

Here's another thing that my family loves when I do zucchini: I put oil in a pan and heat it to med. high; then slice a bunch of zucchini; scatter thyme all over the pan, add the zucchini, cook on the one side, and turn when the first side is dark; cook the other side until through. They're good! Even Tim, my pickiest, loves it.