Apartment Therapy Tagged: cucumber

Seasonal Ingredient: Armenian Cucumbers

I don’t know about you, but in my neck of the woods Armenian cucumbers are a rare, seasonal treat so whenever I spy them in my Mystery Box, I start to get a little happier. Long and skinny, with na...

Recipe: Sesame Cucumber Salad

I have a cucumber problem: suddenly I have armfuls of giant, prickly cukes in my garden. They're called Suyo Long Cucumbers and most gardeners would say there's not a lot to do with such a large frui...

Top Five: Ways to Use Cucumbers (Other Than Salad!)

Cucumbers are far more versatile than you might imagine. Their mild, slightly sweet flavor makes them the perfect palate for most any flavor--Asian, Latin American, Middle Eastern, you name it! Here ...

Summer Refreshment: How To Make Cucumber Juice

We had an abundance of cucumbers starting to pile up in our fridge, so we thought we'd try an experiment: making cucumber juice. We decided that cucumber juice not only makes a refreshing, slightly s...

More Summer Cocktails

Armed with all the fresh fruits and berries that are currently in season in California, we experimented with some new cocktail recipes over the weekend....

Summer Cocktail: The Cuke

When the air heats up and we're trying to stay cool as a cucumber (pun intended!) we love this cocktail. It combines cucumbers, limes, mint, and one of our favorite gins, Hendrick's....

Straight Up: Pimm's Cup for the English Gardener

Cool and crisp, with a citrusy, herbaceous tang, served over tinkling cubes of ice, Pimm’s Cup is the quintessential British summer drink. Although this tall refresher is most famously enjoyed by sp...

Simple Pleasure: Cucumber Water

We're not so good at drinking the recommended 64 ounces of water a day. Unfortunately, many of our ounces come in the form of soda, coffee, and, occasionally.... gin. We have found that keeping tap wa...