Michelle Darmody: Using courgettes in summer recipes before they spoil

With the recent sunshine, many courgettes may now have swollen into marrows. If you grow your own you will know the feeling, searching for ways to use this excess of large vegetables before they begin to spoil.

Pickles and chutneys are always handy ways of preserving but you can also bake with courgettes or marrows. They contain a high percentage of water so are great for adding moisture into cakes.