Embrace the marrow

This is the time of year when anyone who is told that marrows will soon be ready asks, what do you do with them ? The level of ignorance about this noble vegetable is mind numbing. Is it a large courgette ? No. Same family but a gloriously different vegetable.

Here, in no particular order are my Three Beautiful Things that you can do with the marrow.

• Peel, core and slice into chunks. Boil with mint and serve with a Sunday roast with gravy.
• Create a chutney using small marrow chunks as the base. Add apple for flavour
• Peel, core but do not slice. Stuff cavity with stuffing of your choice, bake in foil for an hour

How do you eat your marrow ?