So my little rant last week caused quite a stir, I never in a million years expected the reaction that it received. It went crazy over on twitter and I got such a positive reaction over there and on here. I just want to say a big thank you to everyone who took time to comment on the blog, twitter and Facebook, it obviously hit a chord and it’s great to know that others feel and think the same. There is so much shouting from political circles, unions and special interest groups that the ordinary person on the street never gets heard and we are the ones getting on with it. The internet has become the voice of the people I suppose as no one at the top cares to listen to what we have to say, we are just told what we are supposed to do and get on with it, I really hope things start to change going into 2011 as there are lots of us out there who want it to and see the need for it to happen. I have a lot more ranting inside but I’ll keep it under wraps for today and give you a lovely little recipe instead…..
This is very simple but one of my favourite ways to eat courgettes, I pick up baby courgettes in Superquinn all the time even though they are not in season anymore and they aren’t Irish, even though I think courgettes need sun and the Irish courgettes tend to be a bit bland anyway so I always try to get Spanish or Italian courgettes. I find it very difficult to eat veg in season here as I’m not a carrot, parsnip or turnip lover, I don’t really do root vegetables, I prefer baby broccoli, courgettes, spinach, garden peas, asparagus and aubergines. I don’t really like Irish floury potatoes either, I much prefer a waxy potato, it’s just personal taste but I think I may live in the wrong country:)
what you need:
courgettes – baby cut in half or regular sliced
pink garlic
1 sprig of thyme
olive oil
sea salt
black pepper
grated parmesan cheese
what to do:
pre-heat your oven to 190 degrees
place your chopped courgettes in an oven dish
sprinkle some chopped garlic and thyme on top
season with salt and pepper and drizzle some olive oil over your courgettes
cook for 15-20 mins
sprinkle your grated parmesan cheese over the top for the last 5 mins
serve with a smile….
ciao
Lxx
Yum!
Another great simple recipe I’ve done similar in the past courgettes can be very tasty if done right 🙂
I love the simplicity of this – it lets the mellow zucchini stay in place and shine.
I love zucchini. Thanks for sharing this.
I really like this recipe, would really good as a side to go with some delicious pasta dishes!
It would indeed Phil, goes well with roast chicken or a simple steak too….
In Italy we buy at “zero Km”
This means that you should NEVER
buy fruits or vegetables out of season.
It’s the first lesson we learn in our
kitchen.
Passaparola.
Laura unfortunately we don’t have that luxury here as our seasonal veg is root veg and most of our fruit is imported anyway! Fact of life in Ireland I’m afraid, the joys of Irish weather:)