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- 1Courgette cake praised as a way to use up garden gluts●Home improvement tip: courgette cake is amazing. It gives you all the smugness of eating a vegetable but none of the ugl
A gardener with a surplus courgette crop says baking courgette cake is the perfect solution: it delivers the satisfaction of eating a vegetable without the tedium of endless plain courgette dinners. He credits his partner with making the cake, and his enthusiastic endorsement of the seasonal bake has resonated with others dealing with overflowing vegetable patches.
- 2Homegrown courgette quiche beats supermarket offerings, cook says●I had homemade (homegrown) courgette quiche for my tea. I've been tutting at supermarket quiches in the chiller cabinet
A home cook reports making a courgette quiche from homegrown courgettes after growing frustrated with supermarket chiller-cabinet versions. The pastry turned out crumbly and a little too salty, but the filling was pleasant and the overall result judged not bad. It is a small, relatable snapshot of the grow-your-own and home-baking mindset, with the usual mixed verdict on a first attempt.