This is a recipe for Zucchini Casserole Widmer.

Who in the heck was Widmer?

I found this recipe deep in the pages of my recipe collection. I haven’t made it for years but I (rightfully!) remember it fondly. I transcribed it in my handwriting, so I’m not getting any clues from the print copy. I’m sorta kinda thinking I found it in Gourmet Magazine in the wonderful feature that showcased the recipes of readers.

(How I wish that column still existed. How I wish Gourmet Magazine was still being published. How I wish that, in a Marie Kondo moment, I hadn’t tossed my collection of old Gourmet Magazines…but I digress!)

It is zucchini season here in California. My yard is mostly shade, so I excel at growing begonias and ferns but not vegetables, although I’m giving a hot pepper plant the old college try this year. My neighbor Sarah, however, is planting a vegetable garden to be envied and she has zucchinis to harvest right now. A lot of zucchinis.

So, Ms. or Mr. Widmer, whoever you are, thank you for this recipe. It is delicious–obviously a keeper since I’ve saved it for lo these many many years.

Here is the recipe as I prepared it in my kitchen.

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This is the “little black dress” of mushroom soups. It’s basic. It’s elegant. It never disappoints.

This recipe is from Deborah Madison’s cookbook Vegetable Soups from Deborah Madison’s Kitchen. You can order the book through your local bookstore or on Amazon here. It is a great book to have in your collection if you are a soup person like me. 

Here is the recipe as I prepared it in my kitchen.