So you have a big harvest, now what? - My three favorite things to cook with zucchini/courgette

Three recipes to help you eat all those courgette you'll be harvesting this summer.
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New here? My name is Lea and I live with my partner Maarten and our toddler Puck on our land in Central Portugal. We left the rat race in the Netherlands a little over a year ago, and moved south in our old campervan. Last year we bought land in Portugal that had been abandoned for several decades. Slowly we are cleaning the land and building our dream off-grid homestead from the ground up. This channel documents all the different jobs we have to do, and sometimes some nice footage of this beautiful country we now call home. Want to see more updates? Don't forget to subscribe!
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[@maarton]

I love it when Lea makes these cooking type videos, because I get to eat all these delicious dishes :) love you!

[@thisorthat7626]

maarton, good to know from a reliable source that her dishes are delicious. Her cooking videos are so inspiring, I will try some of these recipes this week. Thanks for your cameos as we enjoy seeing you as well. Blessings.

[@hollyjane4835]

So sweet to hear Puck in the background. Recipes gave me some new ideas to try. Thanks.

[@sherierodriguez7708]

Hello Lea, I enjoy your videos so much. You are so down to earth and real about everything. Love you all.

[@filipar949]

Puck’s little hand going for the courgette while you chopped was so funny. Are you already eating the Portugeese way....hot lunches and lighter food in the evening 😋 Eet smakelijk

[@stevensbirds4455]

I have never seen zucchini cook that way. it looks and sounds so delicious . Thank you so much for sharing your recipe with us I will be trying this

[@tommyandpeter]

We love zucchini! 💚 We usually prepare them with rye pasta, mozzarella butter, garlic and basil 😊 All your meals look so good, easy to make and yummy! 😋 We didn't plant any zucchini this year, but next year we'll probably give it a try 😁

[@otrie]

God bless you and your family. Your husband picked the best one from the tree.

[@angelbaybee5952]

You have such a relaxing voice Lea...thank you for your videos i enjoy watching your lovely family.

[@jonleonard538]

Courgette sauté with garlic and lemon is so good. Garlic & onion & feta cheese on the grated courgette is also very nice.

[@timeflysintheshop]

Picked two zucchini from the garden today. I made zoodles with one and put left over homemade Alfredo sauce on them. It was delish. Even my 10 yr old son ate it and liked it. Now with the other one, I have to try the fritters you made. They looked very good.

[@HungerGamesFall24]

Will give it a try. Thank you for your recipes! I mix my Zucchini batter with grated potatoes, flour, Dill, garlic and eggs. Like my Greek family made it. For me cooking and baking is relaxing. When I was tired and stressed from working, I cooked to came down.

[@CarlJones14]

For your tart, try adding some balsamic vinegar towards the end of cooking the onions, it just adds some zing. I really like the fritters. 👍

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

Forgot to say so in the video, but actually did just that! Some great extra flavour

[@anne-lisekapp8689]

You use normal pickling ingredients..water, vinegar,sugar, salt.. cut courgette (1 large) in cm thick strips after you removed pips.. Pack it in jar with clove garlic , 1small chili and 1tsp black mustard seeds. After pickling fluid has cooked..pour over courgettes..cover it. Seal. Ready in 2 weeks.

[@elliottmanning]

We love Puck being a part of your videos!!!

[@SecrePeach]

Really inventive ways to use the abundance of courgettes. Mine are just starting to come in now and I think I’ll finally be able to convince the rest of the family they’re tasty!

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

Lets hope you succeed, they’re such a nice veggie!

[@SecrePeach]

Hope you’ll be doing some more cooking videos 😃 I think it’s important to add variety to the glut of a harvest to keep things interesting thanks 🙏🏼

[@josemanueldacostadiogo5574]

Nice one, and the Pronuncia is good geting there one day at the Time carry on with the good work all the best for you 3.

[@lhenry8310]

Think I'll be making that 3rd recipe first! Looked delicious!

[@garethjones6711]

I'm really enjoying watching your videos, my Gf and I are planning to buy land in Portugal in a few years and have been looking in the Castelo Branco area and dreaming about it for some time. Your videos are important for me because you're doing exactly what we want to do , becoming self sufficient and being off grid. You're an inspiration to me and I'm really excited about your journey as well as our future. Thank you 😊❤️

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

That’s great to hear, hope you can also make your dreams reality soon!

[@oliveoil4487]

Goodmorning Lea. I enjoyed listening to Puck in the backgroud. I am going to try all three recipes, I love fretters. Blessings

[@mirianclopes]

So do I. She is cute. I loved her too. I am from Brasil. Rio de Janeiro. My family is italian, all toghther.

[@ingeleonora-denouden6222]

Looks delicious! All three recipes.

[@deatraparks4739]

thank you so much for these simple healthy dishes--i like the attitude you have in using what you have also happy i found you today---deatra

[@alfrednorte2291]

Excellent video, love your positive attitude and we will try your recipes... your Portuguese is coming along well too... excellent.. nice music too

[@FromCanadatoAdana]

Thank you for this very REALISTIC cooking episode! I too am all about not adding extra steps, so I never do anything that requires pastry ... But I don't know why it never occurred to me to buy ready-made pastry! Now I will! A request (if you haven't done this already ... I'll have to search your channel): if you grow & dry your own herbs and/or seeds, could you do a video on that? Thank you in advance!

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

I’ve dried some wild oregano before by just hanging it in bunches, been using it all summer and love it. I’m no expert on seed saving though, I just let things go to seed and then dry them. Will have to do some more research in the years to come

[@4001002606]

Thank I plan to make 2 of the three. Enjoyed the episode very much.

[@mjkrech]

Very impressive recipes! You’ve inspired me to try them! Thanks!

[@mirianclopes]

To help your Channel, I am listening all the comercial vídeos.

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

Lovely, thanks!

[@fraslavko1]

Love Zuccini bread,with jam, or butter. either way is great..also love quiche with eggs,onion spinach and onion. yummy!

[@mariobranco123]

New show.... In the kitchen with the Our Portuguese Homestead =)

[@pagegreer5081]

The tart looks mmmhhhh!😊😊😊

[@suepittel426]

Yum!!! I love you recipes!

[@athena7042]

Good music.

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

Thanks! With all the growth it was time to invest in a subscription :)

[@zokowawa]

@@ourportuguesehomestead Yes, great video and what is the music? Would it be possible to put some credits in the description?

[@bethcollier3789]

Winter down here in NZ right now but these plants will also be grown in my vege patch come planting season, because I do so want to try those yummy looking dishes. Thank you

[@thisorthat7626]

I love your outdoor kitchen! Making mine soon as the weather here is similar to Portugal. Spending more time outside has helped these past few months. Thank you for the wonderful ideas on how to prepare zucchini. Blessings.

[@plonieverkerk3580]

Complimenten weer Lea. Ik krijg er trek van. En de geluidjes die Puck maakt klinken voor mij alleen maar gezellig

[@Cate7451]

Groetjes! 🇨🇦👍🏻🇳🇱

[@stuartwallace7841]

Thanks Lea

[@seriouslyjoking2]

Bom DIA! I love that you tried to say the name of the flour in Portuguese....Good job!

[@MLissCA]

Thank you so much for this! I am going to try these with my zucchini.

[@marciafernandes3460]

They all look delicious😊

[@klazyy641]

You had me at fritters---everything else was just candy on the top! Great video and oh, so genuine. Loved it!

[@mutiaraarum4686]

Hi, i’m from Indonesia, e we have this kind of fries here. But a lil bit different with the veggies we put to the batter. If you’re a vegan i guess you should try our recipe: (how we cook is just the same way like yours) you need to put chopped cabbage, granted/chopped carrot, garlic, chopped leek, add flour, salt n paper, some water, (add one eggs if you want), mix well and fry it. We call it ‘gorengan’ wich means ‘fries’. It taste really delicious. Or you can dip some ‘tempe’ to that butter and if it already covered just fry it. And we gonna call it ‘tempe goreng’ 😍👍🏻

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

Sounds nice, I’ll give it a try sometime!

[@kimmurphy6864]

Every recipe looked great!!! Made me so hungry Lea lol 😆

[@perunut4656]

Looks nice, and great when you have many courgettes to use. Try beetroot falafels you might like them too...if you grow beetroots?

[@urbanohiogardener]

Oh yes, I will be making those zucchini & feta patties on repeat👍

[@libbylife7161]

Thanks for the recipes! :-) looks so delicious!

[@davidmckinley2070]

Looks really good thanks for the recipes I love zucchini and squash

[@isabelsebastiao-vieira2152]

It all looks yummy!

[@deborahlozano8198]

Great thank you!

[@annacompan7219]

You are a good dancer

[@kimmurphy6864]

Wow the zucchini looked yummy 😋

[@careynorman6414]

Everything looks wonderful!!💜💪👍

[@melissam4836]

I am going to try the zucchini fritters. They looked so good.

[@marialameiracoutinho1548]

Love the first recipe, in Portugal que have a recipe called "pataniscas" the originals are made with codfish, and wheat flour, onions and parseley but vegetarians made a new one with all kind of vegetables, very similar to yours, very good 😁 best wishes

[@sherierodriguez7708]

your cooking looks delicious. thanks for sharing with us

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

Thank you for watching 😊

[@charmainkilloran9476]

I agree with you have never eaten ready meals... like to cook with fresh produce from scratch.

[@peacepoppy3809]

Yummie will definitely try the zucchini bread

[@molnarriki4876]

We in serbia make pingyur from cukini.its fabulous

[@anne-lisekapp8689]

Ola! I pickle mine..then I always have a side dish ready in summer...or as a snack!

[@Cate7451]

Oh, let us know how you do that!

[@kavabean]

Super. I'm going to try the gram flour fritters tonight! Thx

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

That’s great, hope you enjoy!

[@lisagaedike741]

I love eating Kartoffelpuffer omastyle with some squash added but I’ll try without the potatoes next time!

[@clegsta42]

Brilliant. Loved all your recipes especially the second one. Im the same as you - i'd love to make my own pastry but shop bought is easier. Inspiration For my weekend lunch with my mum who's visiting. Cheers

[@SameerSk]

Namaste from India

[@annabella2294]

dankjewel!komt net op tijd voor mijn courgettetsunami

[@pagegreer5081]

ZUCCHINI BREAD IS WHAT HAPPENS when you have lots of zucchini here but I just cook with olive oil onions and tomatoes mmmmhhhhhh.

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

Was thinking of making some, got a big one out of the garden yesterday!

[@cardozadenis]

In India we would call these zucchini and cheese pakodas

[@thisorthat7626]

cardozadenis, I shall look for a recipe. They sound delicious. Thank you for sharing!

[@debrandw246]

Looks amazing. I call them courgettes also. I am definitely going to try these recipes. They looks lush. Your cooking looks so delicious. Thank you.

[@LindaSchreiber]

I would also be interested in putting in an egg or three to the fritters.... Wonder if that would add just a little 'pouf' to the fritters. All of these recipes sound great!

[@Rita-Portugal]

I love lasagna with zucchini instead of pasta yum yum!

[@kimmurphy6864]

I bet some olives in that pasta dish would really top it off.... yummy

[@tarvindurbin5974]

WOW !!! Those dishes All sound Amazing !! I am going to make them for myself !! I know they are all going to be Absolutely Delicious .. My mouth is already watering..I can't wait to try these !!! THANK YOU FOR SHARING 🙂

[@ruimiguel9372]

Today i made your first recipe, we do not know well zuccini, is kind a new vegetable for us, but now it start to be more and more known. I made a little changes in your recipe, i add a minced onion, some pepper, some sliced parsley. Is something you should try, is very portuguese, i also made friar beans (in portuguese feijão frade) as an accompaniment with minced onion and also minced parsley :). We have something that looks like your recipe, is a typical recipe and we call it pataniscas. Is made with codfish.

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

Sounds delicious!

[@jennyg2024]

Thank you for the zucchini inspiration going to make the “frittata/pancake thingys” for dinner tonight 😋

[@marcoandmaria2023]

You can make crustless quiche with eggs too, so no need for pastry/dough

[@maryweeks9474]

I have made one with eggs.

[@christophemeathrel508]

Here in Cleguerec, my crop is 2 weeks behind your crop, so interested in seeing what I can make with the produce. Stay safe, keep cooking.

[@OutdoorsandCountryLiving]

Yumm!!

[@whu58]

Nice recipe, try adding a little paprika or chopped fresh chillie into the fritter mix and serve with yogurt & mint dip, also if you have a glut of them, why not preserve in olive oil or make a pickle? or create a courgette soup?

[@PetervanderPalm]

Lijkt mij erg lekker die courgette koeken. Ga ik vanavond maken. Bedankt voor het recept

[@simplyscottish7656]

Good morning

[@markellison9590]

Nice cooking once mine are ready will try your suggestions Nice music also can you post link to music ?? Happy days Mark

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

I recently got a subscription to Epidemic music, will make a link later :)

[@strawberries1411]

Height of the summer..courgette galore..although I have none yet this year lol..they are on their way

[@saeedandalusi7579]

Approveche, looks delicious 👍I'm tired just thinking about it 😂classic

[@user-ri8eu7dl9v]

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[@user-kp6tx4th7t]

🌱🌻🌱

[@junnielaine4208]

Love this first recipe and will make today adding manchego goat cheese.

[@varinaxoxo4213]

Ziet er heerlijk uit.....xo

[@mikedickson6362]

Looks good what is it like in Portuguese it's a beautiful country

[@maryweeks9474]

What type of cream did you you add to the tart? Looks all good❤ Enjoying your vlogs

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

I used soy cream but any full fat cream would work I think

[@marcoandmaria2023]

Could also make spiralised courgette instead of spaghetti with homemade tomato sauce 😋

[@andrewstrathdee1469]

Courgettes, Lea????? 😳😳Those are marrows! 😆😆 Seriously, we also find that griddling courgettes before using them in other recipes does great things to the flavour. It is interesting to see what other people do with ingredients so that was really interesting - agree about the pastry - life is too short! Was Puck dancing with you?

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

Yes she was dancing as well! She has some great moves

[@grandmasstories3418]

I have a great chocolate zuchini cake

[@marcomartins9981]

Hello iam and im.planning buying a house and land in castelo branco area can you give some ideas like how is the area thanks

[@MervatSleemWorld]

egyption understanding hardly but follow 🌹🌷👍

[@tygriz]

Hi, One question: you used 2 different kinds of courgettes right? Was it random or do they taste different?

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

That was random, got some extra from our friends to film this video :)

[@tygriz]

@@ourportuguesehomestead ah. Ok. TY.

[@ciaobella8963]

Do you think adding eggs to the first two recipes would make them better or worse? I am thinking that adding some animal protein is a good idea. I want to try the fritter recipe with flour and eggs. As you must know, in Italy this time of year there are LOTS of fresh zucchini at a very low price, even organic zucchini. I am not growing zucchini this year in my small garden so I must buy it.

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

The chickpea flour has lots of protein, but a batter from regular flour and egg would also work.

[@Dottie1039]

Here in the Azores, I have eaten the flour and egg mixture. It was great! Harder to find the pure vegetarian ingredients here...altho' it is getting easier. I just go traditional with the local ingredients. Zucchini is so great and versatile that way. Now, I want to give the tarte a try!

[@mariacron6743]

😍🤤👍

[@dalegilliam5058]

Looks great great job ur so beautiful amazing eyes

[@aiChoiOng79]

Hello xin chào

[@dlhvac1]

I recommend planting a white sapote kzbin.info/www/bejne/f2W1g3iFmM12atE. This tree after the first year is quite drought tolerant

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

Cool, thanks for the tip! We will be adding some trees this fall.

[@grandmasstories3418]

Recipe

[@tinkerbell5433]

You need to add eggs to the zucchini pie otherwise it wouldn’t have much body to it and seems to be a waste of the pie crust. Turn it into more of a quiche.

[@bardos]

my .02... stop using vegetable oil and margarine... very unhealthy choice of fats. used to live in Portugal, Algarve

[@kjell1087]

Some elderly women in Portugal. Something er terrible wrong. www.photostocksource.com/images/portugal-people/160002068-ladies-arguing-lg.jpg It is not lack of walking that is the problem, it is diet.

[@joelobe187]

Missing Jesus and OUR Lady???you enjoying Almighty God's favour s

[@ourportuguesehomestead]

God is dead.