Today we are spending some time with Henrik and Gitte at the summer house. We reminisce about the time we lived in Jeddah. The boys are both good at anything to do with gadgets or engineering so when we lived in the Middle East, Henrik and Ed would spend the evening puzzling over a new piece of technology or trying to mend an old piece of equipment or discussing new cars. One time Ed taught them cribbage and made them a crib board which they still use. At the end of each month in Jeddah, there wasn’t much left in the fridge, and it was invariably chicken, so Gitte and I would have a drink and discuss some new way of cooking poultry. She is an excellent cook and when we stay with them, she bakes fresh bread or rolls every day.

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Tonight in the summer house, history repeats itself and the boys sit out on the terrace, discussing a new project or a car they both like and Gitte and I drink some good wine whilst discussing recipes and preparing the food. We’ve had a wonderful day down at the beach and walking around this beautiful area. Soon the meal is ready so we bag up and sit down to enjoy another fabulous meal in Denmark.

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GITTE’S CHILLI CRAB 🦀

Crab claws

Peanut oil (use sunflower if you are allergic to nuts)

3cm piece of fresh ginger chopped finely

3 garlic cloves chopped finely

3 fresh chillies chopped finely

1 tbsp light soy sauce

1 tbsp vinegar

1tsp salt

1 tbsp sugar

1/2 cup sweet chilli sauce

8 tbsp tomato sauce

1 cup water

Heat the oil and stir the claws until the colour changes. Remove from the saucepan.

Now add ginger, garlic and chillies to the pan and fry for a few minutes. Add soy sauce and vinegar, then put claws back in. Stir fry for another 3 to 5 minutes. Add the salt, sugar, chilli sauce, tomato sauce and water. Put the lid back on and cook for further 5 minutes.

Eat them – to do this you need to wear either a good apron or a plastic bag because to really enjoy the meal you have to use your fingers and the sauce goes everywhere!! Yum

God Appetit