Leftovers: A Godsend at 9 p.m.

I ate on a weird schedule today largely because of, what else, journalism.  I didn't have a proper lunch until 3:30 p.m., and even that was chicken strips and fries from GBC.  When I got back, it was looking like a can of soup would be it until I remembered I had leftovers from my zucchini casserole.  What better time than now to get a little more in-depth with it?

The prep work thing is incredibly animalistic.  Grating cheese and zucchini, dicing onion, crushing Ritz Crackers, mixing it all together with raw egg and melted butter.  There's nothing elegant about the preparation, and come to think of it, there's nothing elegant about the dish.  It's just fatty and delicious despite it featuring mostly vegetables.  I actually baked it for about ten minutes too long, but it made the cheese brown really nicely, so much that someone from the Cal Cooking Club couldn't tell that the topping was just mild cheddar cheese.

This particular casserole is actually pretty special to me.  My family usually has it on special occasions - Christmas, Easter, maybe Thanksgiving - so it reminds me of all those times we gathered together to share our lives and food.