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by Jason Johns (Author)
"Cooking With Courgettes - Delicious Recipes, Preserves and More With Courgettes" is for anyone who is overwhelmed with the courgettes coming off the plants in the garden. The book is full of ideas on how to creatively, and deliciously, cope with a glut of courgettes.
Most people will throw some courgettes in with any regular meal, fry it or grill it, as those are the most common uses for it. However, there are plenty of other ways of eating a courgette that are both inventive and delicious. It is a surprisingly versatile vegetable that can be used for anything from a delicious, sweet cake through to a filling main course.
This book is full of interesting and, in some cases, unusual recipes for your courgette. Whether you have grown yellow, round or even the traditional green courgette, there is plenty that you can do with it.
In "Cooking With Courgettes", you will learn:
- How to grow your own courgettes at home, it's easier than you think and can be grown in containers and small spaces
- Learn about the common pests and problems you may encounter when growing your own courgettes, including how to avoid the number one courgette plant killer
- Discover the many different varieties of courgette you can grow at home, including their properties and uses
- Flower recipes - delicious recipes utilising courgette flowers, a delicacy rarely cooked at home
- Recipes for raw courgette - some inventive ways to eat courgette with minimal or no cooking involved, and not just salads
- Bread and cakes - courgettes are fabulous for baking and you will learn some delicious sweet treats that will impress family and friends
- Soups - there are some delicious soups you can make with courgettes, definitely worth trying
- Chutneys and preserves - these are great for preserving courgettes for when they are out of season and great to serve with a wide variety of dishes
- Snacks - some simple but delicious quick snacks you can make using courgettes, including a favourite with everyone who tries it
- Main dishes - delicious dishes starring the courgette that you will love
- Spiraliser recipes - some fantastic recipes using a spiraliser to create zoodles, or courgette noodles
Author Biography
Jason has been a keen gardener for over twenty years, having taken on numerous weed infested patches and turned them into productive vegetable gardens. One of his first gardening experiences was digging over a 400 square foot garden in its entirety and turning it into a vegetable garden, much to the delight of his neighbors who all got free vegetables! It was through this experience that he discovered his love of gardening and started to learn more and more about the subject. His first encounter with a greenhouse resulted in a tomato infested greenhouse but he soon learnt how to make the most of a greenhouse and now grows a wide variety of plants from grapes to squashes to tomatoes and more. Of course, his wife is delighted with his greenhouse as it means the windowsills in the house are no longer filled with seed trays every spring. He is passionate about helping people learn to grow their own fresh produce and enjoy the many benefits that come with it, from the exercise of gardening to the nutrition of freshly picked produce. He often says that when you've tasted a freshly picked tomato you'll never want to buy another one from a store again! Jason is also very active in the personal development community, having written books on self-help, including subjects such as motivation and confidence. He has also recorded over 80 hypnosis programs, being a fully qualified clinical hypnotist. He hopes that this book has been a pleasure for you to read and that you have learned a lot about the subject and welcomes your feedback either directly or through an Amazon review. This feedback is used to improve his books and provide better quality information for his readers. Jason also loves to grow giant and unusual vegetables and is still planning on breaking the 400lb barrier with a giant pumpkin. He hopes that with his new allotment plot he'll be able to grow even more exciting vegetables to share with his readers.
