Let the Courgette onslaught begin!!

[di]

Well up until today our only courgettes were coming from a self seeded plant(&a couple of tiddlers from a couple of the intentional plants)~but I think battle has well & truly commenced!!Roll on courgette bred/cake/pickle/chutney& off course courgette for dinner every night from now until pumpkin!! My second bestest glut of the year!(nothing can beat the pumpkin!)

[vegmandan]

I'm sick of 'em already !!

I actually ate about 2 pounds roasted with my garlic the other day and I chucked in some french beans too (another glut) they went crispy but nice !!

Get your 5 a day ..... I wish.

I'm trying to just eat about 10 a day

Note to self...must buy more toilet paper..

[di]

Sounds like you need to accept their challenge Vegmandan!!Last year we went for a picnic with friends & supplied the courgette bread,pickled cougette,C.salad,C.teacake~finshed off with choc courgette cake!!A friends just given me an ultra simple soup recipe & will prob be permanantly glued to season to taste for more ideas this year!!

[jackie j]

I made the courgette and walnut chutney that granny put on here the other day. its lovely, need to find the choc cake recipe though, I think it was on here somewhere recently.

[Tam]

Chocolate Courgette Cake - Desserts - Recipes - Riverford Organic Vegetables

[HeyWayne]

I was told by LadyWayne that I'd grown too many courgettes last year. So this year I only planted 3 plants - one of which looks like it's on its way out. I've had two courgettes so far..

[di]

I was told by LadyWayne that I'd grown too many courgettes last year. So this year I only planted 3 plants - one of which looks like it's on its way out. I've had two courgettes so far..

If your lottie site's anything like ours I'm sure you'll have plenty of peeps trying to give them away!!

[HeyWayne]

If your lottie site's anything like ours I'm sure you'll have plenty of peeps trying to give them away!!

Funnily enough, when I popped into the plot en route from Tescos, I cut my one (very large) courgette and my neighbour asked if I wanted any.

[jnkimjones]

I'm tucking into Courgette soup.....Nice. The only thing I haven't grown was the salt and pepper....feeling a bit chuffed : )

[SlugLobber]

I only had one plant this year, but have resorted to freezing the things. I'm getting about 7 a week and live alone, so struggle a bit with such volumes! I'm eating lots of veggie curries and tried the chocolate and courgette cake. Not my thing, though, so wil stick to plain courgette cake!!

I'm planning a courgette soup, next. What a marvellous cheat's way of using them!

[Demeter]

I have six plants, between me and a 3yo - eek!


Currently I'm picking them as babies and either slicing them to bung in whatever else I'm making or stir frying them whole with mangetout and things... I'm keeping on top of it so far but every time I go out there I spot more! Haven't had to resort to making soup or courgette cake yet, but I'm sure it won't be long, the rate they are starting to produce!

(Going to a housewarming soon, guess what they'll be getting for their pressie? - yep, a vegbox, heavy on the courgettes lol. Been sounding out people at work today as well, reckon I can get a few taken off my hands that way. It's all good!)

[markwcel]

and to think a couple of weeks ago ppl were asking when they would be ready

[rainbowbrite]

my courgette plants havent given me anything yet and i have about 10!!! i have loads of flowers though does that mean they'll come soon.

[markwcel]

very soon...start reading up on recipes...will need them with 10 plants :O

[rainbowbrite]

i have to plant extra of everything cuz all my mates keep nicking everything!! saying that they may get sick of courgettes!