Continuing on the fast and easy pastas with yummy crouton topping, I made this one from the lovely cherry tomatoes and courgette/zucchini in my veg box and tossed it with a bit of feta and a splash of orange juice from the oranges in my box. So good. Here is what I did. Chop the…
Tag: zucchini
courgette spread
I love getting courgettes/zucchini in my vegbox. I’m also happy to be gifted them. I grew up in Southwestern Ontario where people would guerrilla zucchini people and so I am a girl who knows how to manage a herd of orphaned zucchini. I found this recipe from 5 o’clock apron and it is perhaps the…
gochujang noodles
I saw this quick and easy recipe on food52 for a spicy, creamy noodle dish using greens and I thought I would give it a go with my vegbox courgette/zucchini and pak choi. It is just as easy and delicious as the recipe says. It would also be fabulous with any greens or leftover protein…
peanut stew
I had a lot of little bits and bobs leftover from my veg box to use up: ends of red and green peppers, some small potatoes, a few small sweet potatoes, a courgette/zucchini, onion, tomato, and a couple of carrots. Rather than a minestrone, I decided to give a peanut stew a try, because I…
beet and veg soup
This week I had an absolutely giant beetroot in my veg box. I decided to use some of the beetroot to make a veg soup, since I also had adorable fat, tiny carrots and a veg I had not heard of before called “salsify” which I was told tastes like artichoke, green beans, and some…
late summer bowl
It has been very warm like summer the past few days and my veg box had lovely late summer veg like courgette/zucchini and green beans. I decided to sauté them with some of the lovely mushrooms from my box and also with a patty pan squash I was gifted from my neighbour (from her allotment)…
courgette pasta with sourdough croutons
I’m still working through the beautiful courgette/zucchini in my veg box when Smitten Kitchen’s “Zucchini butter spaghetti” popped up on my Instagram feed and I thought I’d give it a go. This recipe fits firmly in the great comfort food category. It isn’t the meal that will blow your socks off, but it is a…
courgette cake
Ottolenghi has some fabulous recipes for savoury cakes/loaves and I decided to use some of the beautiful courgettes/zucchini in my veg box to try out one. Normally, I stick to a recipe pretty faithfully, but this time I made a number of changes and they worked reasonably well. I decided to see if this could…
coconut potatoes and other stuff
This potato salad is a winner as long as you’re a fan of coconut and a whisper of curry. It is a play on Meera Sodha’s coconut potatoes which I really love and make all the time: https://www.sainsburysmagazine.co.uk/recipes/sides/coconut-potatoes It is amazing as is, but here I’m adding some purple carrots and diced courgette/zucchini from my…
2-4-1 veg
It has been hot and like most people I haven’t felt much like making a fuss about dinner, so here are two easy things that don’t take much effort. I had a giant courgette/zucchini gifted to me from my kind neighbour, so I decided to make a dinner I enjoyed as a student—stuffed courgette/zucchini. Here…
adventures with my veg box 