La Ghiotta: Vegetable Casserole Abruzzeze

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This was delicious. I wasn't about to search for, (or pay for, cardoons, so I substituted a thawed box of artichoke hearts. This saved a step since I didn't have to boil them in milk before assembling. I sliced some of the larger ones so they would layer nicely. I followed sh5678's advice and put the potatoes in raw and covered for the first part of the baking. It worked out fine.
While this dish is loaded with veggies, it is also loaded with cheese and oil. I'm going to do some fiddling to see if I can reduce the fat content a bit.

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Excellent. I had to look up what a cardoon was, it's a relative of the artichoke, but the recipe doesn't explain where to put them after he boils them in milky water. I didn't have them on hand, so omitted them. Also, 4 tomatoes were needed. To save time I didn't pre-boil the potatoes, just sliced them raw. I covered the dish with aluminum foil for the first 25 minutes, b/c the layers were so airy, I was scared the potatoes wouldn't cook or they'd dry out? Later I removed the foil and switched to broil, to crisp the top. I didn't have roasted red peppers on hand, so omitted those. The dish still turned out totally amazing! Definitely going to make again!

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My friend asked me how to cook zucchini and I said all different ways; however, I liked to bake them perhaps in a casserole. Well, I looked here and Viola, Emeril did it again.

Thanx