Foraging for Mushrooms
Every now and again my friends and I venture into the wild in search of edible goodness. This Sunday our foraging expedition had us traipsing the woods looking for mushrooms and we were not...
View ArticleWeeding the Weeds and Planting the Peas
After being home for only two weeks, we went off to our next adventure: WWOOFing. Without boring you with all the details of this epic journey into the world of organic farming and sustainable living,...
View ArticleLooking for Mussels on the Welsh Coast
Soon after I was introduced into the world of foraging, picking edible mushrooms and herbs in the woods, seashore foraging was added to my bucket list. Fortunately for us, our hosts provided us with...
View ArticleLindenflower cordial
Since I also wanted to serve something floral to drink alongside my candied rose petals , I decided to make a jug of elderflower fizz for my food demo last Sunday. On a particularly balmy evening – I...
View ArticleSpringtime Foraging: Wild Garlic & More
While warm and sunny weather only occassionally rears its head and I’m still wearing my winter coat most days, the rest of the natural world seems to have got the memo: spring is here. A few days ago,...
View Article2018: A year in the garden.
We’re nearing the second half of December, which means it’s starting to feel like the perfect time to look back and reflect. While 2018 was a year of many things, for us, it was also the first year we...
View Article2019: A Year in the Garden
Christmas is just around the corner and 2019 is nearly coming to an end. Around this time of year, I always enjoy looking back and making resolutions for the year ahead. This year, I was once again...
View Article2020: A Year in the Garden
With 2020 drawing to a close it’s time to look back on another year in the garden. Ever since we started four years ago, gardening and growing vegetables has always been a great source of joy for me....
View ArticlePickled Magnolia Petals
I picked and pickled these petals just in the nick of time, right before the flowers opened, after which the petals become more bitter in flavour. Raw, magnolia blossom tastes quite different from what...
View ArticleHomemade Grape Juice
This year, the start of autumn coincided with our first real harvest of grapes from the garden. Some were tart, some were sweet, and all of them were delicious. But they were also full of seeds, the...
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