It's zucchini season, which means if you know someone who has a garden, they're probably trying to pawn one or--four--off on you. I happen to love zucchini, even if it can be a tad boring sometimes.

In The Classic Zucchini Cookbook, Andrea Chesman repeats the old saying that the true test of a friend is one willing to accept zucchini in September. Certainly zucchini is one of the most prolific of ...