First courgette of the year just before picking - 21st June 2010
Today has been warm with lots of little showers, prefect growing weather, and this evening I picked the first courgette.
It is from seed bought from The Real Seed Company and it is a variety called ‘Striato d’Napoli’ and hopefully later in the year I can save my own seed for next year.
A Life Less Simple 
Great, it’s a lovely feeling when you pick the first courgette. One of my favourite things to grow.
Unfortunately I have been picking them for a while now, got another 7 today. I am now finding new ways to eat, cook, store, and sneak them into other recipes!!
Today we had chilli (with courgette chopped in there, I steamed 9 for the freezer, the chickens had a couple and we also had courgette cake – made the other day)
I think a courgette is the same as our zucchini? I found a really nice recipe for zucchini slice (http://www.exclusivelyfood.com.au/2006/07/zucchini-slice-recipe.html) I like to add some fresh corn to mine. If made in a square or rectangular pan the pieces stack in the freezer really well. Goes lovely with a nice green salad!
Yes, zucchinis and courgettes are the same thing (although I had always thought zucchinis were the same as cucumbers until I asked) thank you for the recipe 🙂
We had our first cabbage from the garden for tea today
like your stripey courgette. We’re knee deep in them at the moment but giving them away to friends is great.