When they reach marrow size: stuffed. Slice off one side, scoop out the seeds, fill with something with a good flavour (curry or chili con carne, for example), put the sliced bit off as a lid, wrap in foil and put in the oven for half an hour or so till the marrow is cooked. By that time it will have absorbed a lot of flavour from the filling. Slice in rings and serve.
he he he - me neither - in such cases, google is your friend. You hqving no bbq is unfortunate - we'll have to drag you over to ours next time we fire it up.
I've used courgettes sliced into coins in a curry and also made veggie pakora / bhajis.
As a variation on the not-ratatouille, I make a Spanish inspired dish flavoured with smoked paprika, chorizo and a glass of sherry which last week had tomatoes, peppers, onions and mushrooms in it. I added the courgettes at the last minute, sliced thinly so they didn't turn to mush.
I also had them grated in a egg tortilla type thingy with potato and onion.
Courgette cake. I haven't actually tried Nigel Slater's version in the link, but I bet it's pretty good. I have a chocolate and courgette cake recipe somewhere, too, which is excellent. Very moist but not too dense or rich.
google "chocolate zucchini cake" and "zucchini bread" and you'll get a glut of American recipes for things similar to, but more American than, Nigel Slater's recipes. I think American sweet recipes do really well with this because they tend to emphasize moistness and... I dunno, a cakeyness that British sweet recipes don't always have. And since zukes do a nice job of boosting tenderness and moistness, in this particular case that's a good thing.
Also, here is a recipe for chocolate chip zucchini cookies from Barbara Kingsolver's book Animal, Vegetable, Miracle:
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As a variation on the not-ratatouille, I make a Spanish inspired dish flavoured with smoked paprika, chorizo and a glass of sherry which last week had tomatoes, peppers, onions and mushrooms in it. I added the courgettes at the last minute, sliced thinly so they didn't turn to mush.
I also had them grated in a egg tortilla type thingy with potato and onion.
It seems to be the food writers favourite topic this year:
http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2010/08/the-crisper-whisperer-zucchini-pancakes-recipe.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/jul/18/nigel-slater-courgette-recipes
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I forgot to list that I had tried it in tortilla. But it ended up more scrambled egg with courgettes. Tasty but good I was just cooking for myself.
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Also, chutney.
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And I hadn't thought about chutney. Thanks.
Also star_tourmaline's mother once served a fantastic savoury courgette cheesecake, and I begged the recipe. So I'll have to dig it out and try that.
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Also, here is a recipe for chocolate chip zucchini cookies from Barbara Kingsolver's book Animal, Vegetable, Miracle:
http://www.animalvegetablemiracle.com/Zucchini%20Cookies.pdf
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