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 →
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…
Foraging For Food – The Rules
Last year I became really interested in food foraging, or ‘Invisible Food‘ “ food from plants most of us don’t even…