I am blowing a very large raspberry in your direction Cro....we haven't even got our plants in the ground yet, the weather has been so foul!! Lovely to see nice fresh courage totes, tho'.... [Courage totes is Apple speak for courgettes....they would like me to type zucchini....which came up in the smellchequer after the double 'c'!! harrumph......]
Oh wow, Cro, I could just hop over the ocean that separates us and come and share your courgettes. I just love this veg and have worked out a zillion ways to eat them. I I grate carrots, onions and courgettes. I saute the onions, then carrots and then the courgettes. Salt, ground black pepper and a squeeze of lemon. Stir fry delciozo !
I bought little zucchini at my last farmers market visit...and will buy more on my next visit. I still remember growing them in my own Brooklyn garden way back in the mid 1970s.
While at the farmers market, I asked the mushroom farmer about cepes and girolles. He said that girolles are like chanterelles, and that he will have them in a few weeks. I will keep you updated.
I did try stuffing them once, and frying, but it was a lot of work. I suppose I could simply fry the flowers (empty) along with the fruits. I'll do that tomorrow. Thanks.
We are a bit further south I think (Languedoc) and had our first yellow courgettes yesterday. It all seems a bit late as i noted we had our first courgette on May 16th in 2014.
I need to check our courgette plants. They have a habit of sneaking up on you, one minute they are tiny and the next minute they've turned into marrows.
I think it rather depends on when they were planted out, and of course if there was late frost. Ours always come round about now, and are always very welcomed.
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Mmm, sounds delicious! I like them grilled on skewers with other veggies, too.
This sounds like another great use of your garlic butter from the cabbage dinner. I love baby veggies.
Did you eat the blooms ?
cheers, parsnip and thehamish
Happy to see the yield. It sounds yummy!
Veggie brochettes; lovely.
Garlic butter improves almost everything. No, I'm afraid the flowers were dumped; I really shouldn't.
This now becomes an almost daily part of our lunches. A few simply fried sliced courgettes with a salad.... lovely.
Roll on spring and summer!!
I think our summer is just beginning; Lady M even managed a swim yesterday (21C).
Nice to have produce coming in to the kitchen. We are still waiting.
I wonder how different is the tast of the ones that i buy here, a lot i think.
I am blowing a very large raspberry in your direction Cro....we haven't even got our plants in the ground yet, the weather has been so foul!!
Lovely to see nice fresh courage totes, tho'....
[Courage totes is Apple speak for courgettes....they would like me to type zucchini....which came up in the smellchequer after the double 'c'!! harrumph......]
We almost have too much; it's all come at once as usual. I wish I had your expertise in preserving everything; I only really do tomato based bottling.
You can't beat home grown young vegs; they're a true pleasure.
As you can probably see, the plants are still very young; but highly precocious. I accept your raspberry in the spirit it was sent.
I tried them last year with a modicum of success. I still haven't planted most of my vegetables this year.
I like seeing them growing and all the leaves and the flowers more than I do eating them.
Everything is romping away now, it's a matter of keeping up with it all.
I should think that along with tomatoes, they're the veg that we consume the most.
I bought courgettes yesterday and am just going to John's site to find his recipe for courgettes and watercress soup, which I shall make for lunch.
Our air temperature forecast for tomorrow is 21 C.
What's not to like; two wonderful flavours.
Oh wow, Cro, I could just hop over the ocean that separates us and come and share your courgettes. I just love this veg and have worked out a zillion ways to eat them. I I grate carrots, onions and courgettes. I saute the onions, then carrots and then the courgettes. Salt, ground black pepper and a squeeze of lemon. Stir fry delciozo !
People here grate courgettes into omelets which is good. My favourite, however, is simply fried in garlic butter.
Just had my first swim of the year. Only 23C, but it was gorgeous. I feel revitalised.
I bought little zucchini at my last farmers market visit...and will buy more on my next visit. I still remember growing them in my own Brooklyn garden way back in the mid 1970s.
While at the farmers market, I asked the mushroom farmer about cepes and girolles. He said that girolles are like chanterelles, and that he will have them in a few weeks. I will keep you updated.
Best wishes.
Those look wonderful (and tasty!). I love zucchini. Cro, have you ever tried frying zucchini blossoms?
Greetings Maria xx
Some call them Chanterelles, some call them Girolles. All the same.
I did try stuffing them once, and frying, but it was a lot of work. I suppose I could simply fry the flowers (empty) along with the fruits. I'll do that tomorrow. Thanks.
We are a bit further south I think (Languedoc) and had our first yellow courgettes yesterday. It all seems a bit late as i noted we had our first courgette on May 16th in 2014.
I need to check our courgette plants. They have a habit of sneaking up on you, one minute they are tiny and the next minute they've turned into marrows.
The water is just nudging 29ºC here, so no excuses !
I think it rather depends on when they were planted out, and of course if there was late frost. Ours always come round about now, and are always very welcomed.
I shall be picking a second lot today; they need to be watched.
I neglected to plant any this spring now I wish I had
I'm too disciplined, I always leave the first ones to get bigger. :)
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