Recipe – Cucumber Relish

2025 seems to be a good year for cucumbers. We’ve already made our usual cucumber pickle so we’re making cucumber relish as well. The ingredients are very similar to the pickle but you end up with something that is a bit like piccalilli, thicker than a pickle and suitable for using on sandwiches and as…… Continue reading Recipe – Cucumber Relish

Recipe – Courgette Pickle

Unlike 2022, 2023 was not a fantastic year for cucumbers, there were as many as we needed (around 10 over the summer months) but not enough to make pickle. However, the courgettes have done well, particularly the “Tromba d’Albenga”. These are a climbing variety which grow fruit up to about one metre in length. The…… Continue reading Recipe – Courgette Pickle