2 queries - help needed

elisebutt65

First off - I got these veggies in my box this week and I don't know what they are - lol

They have like courgette tops but they are small, oval and yellow. I went on the webiste to check and it says they are pattipans but I thought they were sort of UFO shaped:rotfl: . And what do you do with them - lol. I only have 2 of them, which is good as I'm on my own this week.


Also, has anyone got a recipe for gnocchi - the type you make with semolina and cheese?? It's like a savoury, cheesey pudding. I made it years ago but can't remember the recipe apart from boiling a clove studded onion in milk - lol.


TIA:D

Penny-Wise_4

These things?

http://blogs.salon.com/0002296/myimages/farm%20mkt%202%2035%20sharp%203.JPG

They are a type of squash. Never cooked with them though. Soup?

snowball2

same question asked here with a few replies

http://www.deliaonline.com/messageboard/7/24320/thread.html

looks like they are treated like courgettes.

HTH

elisebutt65

They're not really squished enough to be pattipans and they haven't got any ridges - Think I may phone up tomorrow and ask what they are - lol.

scrimperjan

I grew some 'crystal apple' outdoor cucumbers this year - they are small, oval and yellow. (They also have tiny black hairs, some of them look as though they could do with a good shave, but these brush off easily!) Could your mystery vegetable be these? If so, they taste much better than they look!

thriftlady_2

Summer squashes ( courgettes, pattipans and the like) are basically the same vegetable.They come in all sorts of shapes and sizes and colours. I would definitely treat them as a courgette.

melancholly

i got round yellow courgette things last summer in my veg bax - had to send a digital photo to my mum to find out what it was!
tasted lovely though - just put them anywhere that courgettes would normally go.

Gingham_Ribbon

Gnocchi from Delia.

I agree with the above. Squash/courgette type thing. Treat as a courgette!