Picked courgettes on Weds last week, meant to pick again on Thursday to get
the small ones to take for my mum as we wouldn't be back for a few days.
Didn't get a chance, but didn't think they'd be huge cos of the lack of
rain. Went last night and they're about 3' long and over 6" diameter!
Picked about 12 (more than half of that giant size, the rest medium size)
and left another half dozen or so that will be picking size by today.


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On 03/08/2011 09:06, wrote:
Picked courgettes on Weds last week, meant to pick again on Thursday to get
the small ones to take for my mum as we wouldn't be back for a few days.
Didn't get a chance, but didn't think they'd be huge cos of the lack of
rain. Went last night and they're about 3' long and over 6" diameter!
Picked about 12 (more than half of that giant size, the rest medium size)
and left another half dozen or so that will be picking size by today.

Chutney or soup - by the sounds of it both. There is a limit to how much
Ratatouille you can consume in one season and stay sane.

Fresh small ones are great stir fried with a half a chilli - and
spaghetti somewhat more interesting that way. After a while you start
dreaming of recipes that use courgettes but taste of something else!

Regards,
Martin Brown

Martin Brown wrote:
Chutney or soup - by the sounds of it both. There is a limit to how much
Ratatouille you can consume in one season and stay sane.

Actually, there's not that much of a limit on how much
butter-fried-courgette I can eat, I am happy to eat it all meals.
Unfortunately Nick and Daniel aren't so keen.

However - gardening club show is coming up, and I do need to try making
chutney this year, I think. Possibly left it a bit late, less than 3 weeks
to go now. But I may still give it a try. Anyone got a useful recipe?
(I'm unlikely to even consider eating the vile stuff!)

Fresh small ones are great stir fried with a half a chilli - and
spaghetti somewhat more interesting that way. After a while you start
dreaming of recipes that use courgettes but taste of something else!

I like my courgettes to taste of courgette. I made courgette fried rice
(with rice from the chinese takeaway cos Nick didn't want to cook!!) last
night, and have the leftovers for lunch.

I've made courgette cake before now - a bit odd with green ones, but I have
yellows as well this year, so it may look less scary. But I always found
they tasted a bit odd.

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Martin Brown wrote:
Chutney or soup - by the sounds of it both. There is a limit to how much
Ratatouille you can consume in one season and stay sane.

Actually, there's not that much of a limit on how much
butter-fried-courgette I can eat, I am happy to eat it all meals.
Unfortunately Nick and Daniel aren't so keen.

Me and Helen like them fried in a ridge griddle pan.

However - gardening club show is coming up, and I do need to try making
chutney this year, I think. Possibly left it a bit late, less than 3 weeks
to go now. But I may still give it a try. Anyone got a useful recipe?
(I'm unlikely to even consider eating the vile stuff!)


We've have one, I'll look it up later.


Fresh small ones are great stir fried with a half a chilli - and
spaghetti somewhat more interesting that way. After a while you start
dreaming of recipes that use courgettes but taste of something else!

I like my courgettes to taste of courgette. I made courgette fried rice
(with rice from the chinese takeaway cos Nick didn't want to cook!!) last
night, and have the leftovers for lunch.

I've made courgette cake before now - a bit odd with green ones, but I have
yellows as well this year, so it may look less scary. But I always found
they tasted a bit odd.


There is a recipe in the kitchen Garden mag latest issue for Courgette,
carrot and chocolate cake I think i'll try.

We went away for 3 weeks in July (which is usual, we tend not to have
long holidays in the summer). Boy did the weeds (which looked all under
control when we left) have a good time
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Chris French

On 03/08/2011 14:49, chris French wrote:
In message ,
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Martin Brown wrote:
Chutney or soup - by the sounds of it both. There is a limit to how much
Ratatouille you can consume in one season and stay sane.

Actually, there's not that much of a limit on how much
butter-fried-courgette I can eat, I am happy to eat it all meals.
Unfortunately Nick and Daniel aren't so keen.

Me and Helen like them fried in a ridge griddle pan.

However - gardening club show is coming up, and I do need to try making
chutney this year, I think. Possibly left it a bit late, less than 3
weeks
to go now. But I may still give it a try. Anyone got a useful recipe?
(I'm unlikely to even consider eating the vile stuff!)


We've have one, I'll look it up later.


Fresh small ones are great stir fried with a half a chilli - and
spaghetti somewhat more interesting that way. After a while you start
dreaming of recipes that use courgettes but taste of something else!

I like my courgettes to taste of courgette. I made courgette fried rice
(with rice from the chinese takeaway cos Nick didn't want to cook!!) last
night, and have the leftovers for lunch.

I've made courgette cake before now - a bit odd with green ones, but I
have
yellows as well this year, so it may look less scary. But I always found
they tasted a bit odd.


There is a recipe in the kitchen Garden mag latest issue for Courgette,
carrot and chocolate cake I think i'll try.

We went away for 3 weeks in July (which is usual, we tend not to have
long holidays in the summer). Boy did the weeds (which looked all under
control when we left) have a good time
I have the same problem, also with runner beans. Both seem to grow so
fast I wonder if it ones I missed the last time!

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Residing on low ground in North Staffordshire