Sunday, 7 September 2008

This week I have been mostly eating....... courgettes....

Yes.
Due to the fact that we've had torrential rain this week, the chances to get out and garden have been pretty limited, with the only plus being that the courgettes have swelled to mutant proportions.

After roasted courgettes, courgette soup and courgette pasta, I turned to my mate Google.

Courgette cake - the outright winner. I put one of the cakes (un-iced) in the freezer as an experiment to see how it stored so will keep you posted on the result.

Chocolate courgette brownies - nice, but next time I would add in some chopped walnuts and half a teaspoon or so of salt to bring out the chocolate flavour a little more. Despite the amount of cocoa powder added, the chocolate flavour was a little bit lost. See what you think ?

Courgette chutney - This is cooking away as I type filling the house with a vinegary tang. I've not got much experience with chutney, and it's also best stored for a month before eating so I'll get back to you with a verdict on that one.

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