Roasted Dandelion Root “Coffee” Cake
This cake is delicious and simple, and tastes a lot like coffee despite having no coffee in it! Making the Roasted Dandelion Roots Making the Cake Ingredients for sponge: Ingredients for icing: Method:
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Rosebay Willowherb Pickles
Not so much a recipe, more just an idea of what to do with these wild vegetables. Usually, they’re steamed or boiled and used as a wild alternative to asparagus, but get them young and small enough and they make an excellent pickle. Ingredients: Method: Rosebay Willowherb shoots have a little tanginess to them, so […]
Stinging Nettles
Stinging nettles have been used for dyes, fibres, herbal remedies and food for hundreds of years. During WW2, the British used nettles for their dark green dye for camouflage, and the Germans used huge quantities of nettles for their fibres to make military uniforms. Habitat It is native to Europe, Asia, northern Africa, and naturalised […]
Stinging Nettle Cordial
It’s difficult to think of nettles in anything other than savoury but I hope this recipe will change your mind . The reason I like this recipe is because I wanted to find a use for the older nettle leaves that I can’t use for eating fresh like you do with the nettle tops. This […]
Sloe, Sloe, Sloe!
Winter is upon us, the frosts have started already and it’s tempting to wrap up warm and stay indoors, but there’s still a whole world of food to be had out there. For this article I want to pick on a commonly used plant that seems to not get much use outside of making booze. I am of course talking about the humble Sloe of the Blackthorn bush (Prunus spinosa).
Not a banana – plantain herb
plantain leaves, stalks and flower heads can be eaten raw – and this is where the surprising taste comes through. At first, it’s a bit of a plain “green” taste, but give it a good chew, get your juices flowing and get it to the back of your mouth and… Mushrooms.
What on Earth is Bletting?
If you’ve been around foragers in winter, or been reading about it, or been foraging yourself, the chances are that you’ve come across the expression “bletting”; But what does it actually mean?
A Forager’s Visit to Corfu
I recently stayed on the East coast of Corfu (Greece) for a week, and whilst the intention was to have a week of complete relaxation, I don’t think it’s possible for a forager to ignore plants, ever.
Yew liqueur, you!
So, we all know (or should know) that every part of the Yew tree is highly toxic to humans. When I say highly toxic, what I mean is that a very small amount can kill you.