Well I warned you that this was an eclectic blog. Maybe its the need to do penance for swearing in last week's post or perhaps the need to inject a coping mechanism for life stress. Cooking can be relaxing and a dish like this is particularly good as a stress release as it does not require rigid adherence to a set recipe. Feel free to experiment.
I have known this dish as Zucchini Parmesan, but perhaps "Lasagna" may be more palatable for young ears. It is also a great cooking project if your kids enjoy learning to cook...if they help cook it, they are sometimes more likely to try it. This dish is easy and delicious and a nice way to celebrate the harvest season. An additional fun "something to do" is that you can incorporate a trip to a local farmer's market. In selecting zucchini, I prefer the smaller, slender zucchini. I find them to be tender and more flavorful and often have small or sometimes no seeds which I prefer.