What to do with ZUCCHINI?!

Its that time of year, especially where I live, where zucchini crops are starting to be harvested.  Everyone grows it because that thing can grow between two rocks and still produce squash the size of NY rats. Sometimes its fun to play the neighborhood game of "Zucchini Ditching" and leave large amounts of it on your neighbor's porch when they aren't home so they can't refuse it.  Several of my friends have asked what in the world do I do with it so here's some of my best ideas:
*  Freeze it.  Seriously.  Wash it.  Slice it up however you want.  Grate it, even.  Divide it up into freezer safe Ziplocs and you'll have fresh tasty vegetables all winter.
*  Fry it.  MMMMMM one of my favorites.  Wash.  Slice into rounds.  Dip in beaten egg.  Dip in bread crumbs.  Fry in enough olive oil to cover the bottom of your pan.  Season with salt and pepper.
*  Make bread.  Here's my zucchini bread recipe- not a secret!
* Grill it.  Wash.  Slice into 3 inch strips.  Place in a bowl with some olive oil, sea salt and black pepper.  I also add a little lemon juice.  Place on your grill on a lower setting.  Turn as necessary. Tasty treat!
* Make this cake: (I've seen several versions of this floating around, FYI).

Chocolate Zucchini Cake

Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup vegetable oil *
1 3/4 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup buttermilk**
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups flour, sifted
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup baking cocoa
2 1/2 cups zucchini, grated
1/4 cup walnuts, chopped and optional
1/2 cup chocolate chips

Directions:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Cream together butter, vegetable oil and sugar.  Add eggs, buttermilk and vanilla.  Blend well.  In separate bowl, sift dry ingredients together.  Blend dry ingredients into the butter mixture.  Add grated zucchini, chocolate chips and walnuts.  Mix well.  Spread in a greased and floured 9x13 pan.*** Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes.  Cool and dust with powdered sugar.
* You can omit the oil if you don't want such a moist cake.  I like it better without.
** No buttermilk?  Use 1 cup of regular milk and 1 tablespoon lemon juice.  Let set for 5 minutes. Use this ALL the time.
*** I have used a bundt pan before and it takes a lot longer to cook.  FYI

So there you have it.  What to do with the obnoxious amounts of zucchini!  Happy Eating!