Finding Flavours
This is that phase of the vegetable growing year when all the hard work seems to be done: digging over and clearing ground at the end of winter and sowing […]
Tag Archives: courgettes
Squash survival
The resilience of some plants never ceases to amaze. Many weeks ago I accidentally snapped the delicate stem of a young squash plant. Just a little of the stalk was […]
Courgette cull
Another couple of crops reached the end of their seasons today: courgettes and pulses. We grew two varieties of courgette this year. The rather fancy ‘Tuscany’ produces smooth uniformly straight courgettes […]
Potato and spinach
I’ve been submitting photos to the Grow Your Own magazine Virtual Show competition this week. Today this was my entry in the ‘best dish made with own ingredients’ category. It’s […]
Bean-mental
A bit of a variation on the post below, this is slices of halloumi cheese, on a base of broad beans and that courgette tempura again (well it was nice). […]
Tempura-mental …
This was shavings of courgette, deep fried in tempura batter. With spring onion sprinkled on top. Served with tomatoes and a russian salad. Picked up the Russian salad idea when […]
