Cooking · Food & Drink · Gardening · Kitchen garden

Cucumber ice cream, really?

A few weeks ago I harvested a large number of cucumbers from the greenhouse. I was thinking about what I could use them for, aside from salads and pickles, when it suddenly occurred to me that the crisp, clean flavour would lend itself well to an ice cream. My thinking was inspired by a grapefruit and basil ice cream… Continue reading Cucumber ice cream, really?

Cooking · Crab · Cromer · Food & Drink

Cooking with Cromer crab (and a recipe for crab ravioli)…

I was born and raised in Cromer and, for a few years, regularly went out to sea from the town to fish for crab and lobster – so cooking with crab is second nature to me. Each year I’m overjoyed (no exaggeration) when the crab season starts and I make sure I stock up the freezer with crustacea to last… Continue reading Cooking with Cromer crab (and a recipe for crab ravioli)…