1 kilo courgettes, sliced preferably in a magimix or other slicer so they are uniform and fairly thin
3 fat cloves of garlic, crushed
olive oil
Heat about 4 tablespoons of olive oil in a large frying pan and fry the garlic for a couple of minutes. Then add the courgettes and continue to cook over a medium heat for about 20 minutes, stirring most of the time. You want it to cook at a brisk walk and not at a gallop. Just before it starts to brown take it off the heat and serve. DELICIOUS!
I also have a large amount of aubergines at the moment and the family is getting a little tired of eating them; so yesterday I got busy again with the chutney.
As I make it in the bottom (cool) oven I can chop up vegetables one day and then leave it over night to cook. The next day it's all ready to pot up. Given how fast my children eat chutney - have you even thought of eating a chutney sandwich...no other filling except chutney - this seems to be a good way to save hours of stirring in the kitchen.
The next major job will be the apples. Our one apple tree has been here for much longer than us and to most observers is neglected and in need of a really good pruning. To us though it is the bearer of an incredible crop of large apples every year. We daren't give it the drastic pruning it needs in case the shock is too much for it! One day, I dare say, it will succumb to the great big orchard in the sky but for now we will continue to enjoy it.
These apples don't store well as they have so many insects all over them, but they taste delicious in crumble. So each year I stew up the apples and freeze them in one kilo bags for use throughout the year. This year we used the last bag in July so I was very satisfied! Again, I stew them up in the evening - on top of the stove though - and leave them to cool over night. Then they are ready for bagging in the morning and can go straight into the freezer.
Plenty of people told me that keeping a vegetable plot free of weeds would be hard work. Nobody mentionned that using the veg before it went off would also be such hard work. However, the pigs are happy - they get all the peelings from the vegetables and apples : piggy bliss!
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We are about to harvest our apples. We have 2 old crab apple/cooking apple trees and a lovely discovery tree.
been up the lane picking brambles today ready for christmas drinky gifts.
I really love your site. The bees, the chickens, the gardens. In fact, we hope you will accept the Brillante Weblog award from our site to yours. Come over to Little House in the Suburbs and see.
Should this post not be entitled the vegetables and animals of our labor? Now that our New England growing season is winding down, people bring huge animals and baskets of produce into the office every day.
While I can understand their homespun pride, it is a bit embarrassing to have the boss say "Ed, where's that report?" only to find that Mr. Piggie is not office trained. So in answer to that old Elmer Fudd question, shoot him now!
Your aubergines look beautiful. I found my first one today. It is the size of a pea--maybe.
Have you posted your chutney recipe? If kids eat it it must be amazing.
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