A Darling Zucchini

I had never seen round zucchinis before this year. They're called Eight Ball Zucchini Squash in North America. I'm not sure what they call them in the UK. Maybe Round Courgettes.

These sweet and spotted little orbs produce all kinds of strange feelings in my heart; I suddenly have the urge to make stuffed zucchini. That has never, ever, ever happened to me before.

You can use these in exactly the same way as their oblong cousins, although apparently their flesh is slightly denser, so slightly better for frying. This one was sliced and roasted with tiny tomatoes, peppers, garlic and thyme and then piled onto a baked potato already blanketed with a thick layer of cheese.