Making Cheese on a Campfire - Chemistry and Relationships
One of the activities I’ve been doing with children this week is making cheese on a campfire, teaching them a little about physical and chemical reactions and using it as…Continue Reading →
Hold That Thought, Milton {Book Review}
This week we’ve been reading Hold That Thought, Milton and it’s a book that makes me think of Donkey from Shrek.…
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…
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…
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 tough, but did you know that in and of themselves,…Continue Reading →
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,…
Foraging For Food – Dandelion Pesto And Dandelion Jam
Foraging for Dandelions is probably the best place to start for a variety of reasons: They are easy to identify and have no poisonous parts or poisonous lookalikes They are…Continue Reading →