This is a photo of our first courgettes of the season, which we picked yesterday:
You don’t need to say it…We know…We’re late with them this year. Very late. But better late than never, right?
We almost didn’t plant any courgettes this year, which is surprising given the fact that these are amongst our favourite vegetables. I could invent some ‘scientific’ or ‘experimental’ reason for this situation, but I’ll just be honest and admit it: we didn’t get around to planting our seeds on time. We’ve been too busy. Life’s been too fast. So we delayed the planting and, before we knew it, it was June (i.e. the month when we usually get to pick our first crop). After a lot of hesitation, wondering if it was worth bothering with them at all, we eventually decided to give it a go, plant some seeds and see what happens. This is where the experimental bit comes in.
What happened was that the seeds germinated and the plants grew as reliably as always, and yesterday – two months too late – we were rewarded with the first courgettes of the season. One of them was the star of last night’s barbecue…Simply delicious! The other two will feature in other tasty recipes over the weekend and early next week.
I’m happy we decided to give the courgettes a chance. Our kitchen wouldn’t be the same without them.
Yummy! My yard is too small to grow my own “zucchini” (American for courgette). And you harvest them at just the right size.
When I was a kid, my mom took pleasure in letting them grow into monstrosities that seemed to be mostly seeds and mush when you cut into them. It’s amazing I like eating them today.