Festival Of Food – Nutritious Nettle Soup
Welcome to the Festival of Food Carnival. In celebration of the New Year and Healthy Starts, we’re sharing recipe ideas for healthy, nourishing recipes or anything you would enjoy this…Continue Reading →
Pick Your Own And Eat It
Welcome to the August 2012 Carnival of Natural Parenting: Farmer’s Markets This post was written for inclusion in the monthly…
Mint Cordial Recipe
It’s a beautiful time of year, and while my dismal garden remains dismal, my mint has grown so thick and…
Foraging For Food: Crystalized Lavender
We moved into a new house this week, and when I say it’s been mayhem and madness, I’m not joking. I’ve spent five days unpacking boxes, and it feels like…Continue Reading →
Foraging For Food – Ramson (Wild Garlic) Scones
While savoury scones aren’t very common in England, they are among my favourite ‘snacks’. These are actually meant to be…
Foraging for Food – Yarrow Omelettes And Tea
Yarrow, or what the Ancients called Achillea after Achilles, the legendary warrior. In battle, Yarrow was used to speed up…
Growing In The Outdoors: Plants And People
So, here’s something you didn’t know about me: I don’t have green fingers, but my heart does. It’s the classic battle between doing and knowing, really. Â I love the thought…Continue Reading →
Foraging For Food – Nettle Soup
Nettles are a painful annoyance when you’re out and about in fields and forests, and make picking other plants quite…
Foraging For Food – Ramson (Wild Garlic) Omelettes
I’m still on the Ramsons this week – there are just so many of them, and so much you can…
Foraging for Food – Ramson (Wild Garlic) And Ricotta Gnocchi
Wild garlic is simply delicious stuff. In the spring it has a much milder taste than late in the summer, and unlike it’s commercial counterpart, you eat the leaves and…Continue Reading →