tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post3994059954118327483..comments2024-03-28T23:25:07.821+00:00Comments on Jean's Knitting: Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12038517988391228260noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-62291081388710464902007-10-04T12:53:00.000+01:002007-10-04T12:53:00.000+01:00In my family tomatoes were the vegetable excess. D...In my family tomatoes were the vegetable excess. Dad always planted 10 bushes regardless that we couldn't get through all the fruit in the previous summer. Neighbors used pretend they weren't at home when we'd come across with buckets of tomatoes to give away.<BR/><BR/>Just to weigh in on the zucchini recipe fest, I enjoy them grated into a risotto with some saffron and they're great as part of a vegie curry with chickpeas. I'll fiddle about with a curry on the weekend and send you the ingredients etc if you like (let me know if you prefer mild, medium or hot curries). <BR/><BR/>Tilly's growing well and is smiling beautifully at us. She's greedy; she has 3 dimples - both cheeks and her chin. How can one not go gooey when all those dimples flash during a smile?Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12124722668160658606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-49240345339598587272007-10-03T23:28:00.000+01:002007-10-03T23:28:00.000+01:00My favourite courgette recipe is Courgette Gratin ...My favourite courgette recipe is Courgette Gratin from an old book (Chateau Cuisine, I think) by Anne Willan. Grated, salted, rinsed and squeezed courgettes are combined with sauteed onions, garlic and creme fraiche, topped with Gruyere and baked. Mmmmmm. Coincidentally, I started the Earth Stripe wrap a few weeks ago and have done 90 odd rows. It is seriously lovely - the Rowan photos do not do it justice. I'm glad the Jaggerspun is working out - I had some reservations that it might look heavy next to the KSH.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-66332154567340716462007-10-03T19:54:00.000+01:002007-10-03T19:54:00.000+01:00I'm not a hundred percent sure I can spell Charybd...I'm not a hundred percent sure I can spell Charybdis without looking it up. And I can't even claim that they're Not My Period, because they do feature in the Aeneid.Viviennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15102166089045048403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-24038880801741117322007-10-03T18:57:00.000+01:002007-10-03T18:57:00.000+01:00The Scylla and Charybdis get a mention in the Poli...The Scylla and Charybdis get a mention in the Police song <I>Wrapped Around Your Finger</I>, which is where I've heard the reference most recently and most often. Sting is frightfully literary, you know, referencing <I>Lolita</I> and Shakespeare and such.<BR/><BR/>I've been in a mood for roasted vegetables lately, which will definitely include some courgettes/zucchini.Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18047049720897209506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-62492439020950692152007-10-03T17:31:00.000+01:002007-10-03T17:31:00.000+01:00Thank you Jean.I haven't heard of Scylla and Chary...Thank you Jean.<BR/><BR/>I haven't heard of Scylla and Charybdis since I finished university. Now I'm reminiscing and must dig out my Classics textbooks.Shanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10704810407872873565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-62584831601128569042007-10-03T10:32:00.000+01:002007-10-03T10:32:00.000+01:00Hello Jean,Just to say I love courgettes and am al...Hello Jean,<BR/><BR/>Just to say I love courgettes and am always happy to get some from a friend with a 'volkstuin' (people's garden or allotment). Somewhere I have a recipe for cougette flan, which was lovely. (Using a well known seach engine) I found a page of recipes here : http://homecooking.about.com/library/archive/blv61.htm and one for courgette cake : http://www.bbc.co.uk/northamptonshire/content/articles/2007/09/06/jamie_oliver_courgette_recipes_feature.shtml<BR/><BR/>I also enjoy them in ratatouille.<BR/><BR/>All the best,<BR/>DawnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-42131509286644468112007-10-03T10:28:00.000+01:002007-10-03T10:28:00.000+01:00Courgettes are good in omelettes, because they don...Courgettes are good in omelettes, because they don't have time to collapse and go very well with egg. Similarly in a flan, mmm.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12045029232081633077noreply@blogger.com