Pick your own fruit farms
Pick your own fruit farms are a great way of getting high quality produce straight from the farm or small… [more]
Elderflower Cordial
Elderflower has a fresh light taste and is great for making into cordial. From mid June, the frothy… [more]
Gorse
The coconut scented flowers of Gorse are ideal for making a wonderful summer cordial and tasty wine,… [more]
Oriental Food for Flavour and Economy
Oriental, is a term which means “The East”. The Orient is comprised of central Asia, East Asia, North… [more]
Melon Fruit Salad
One of our readers sent us this simple melon fruit salad recipe and for two people it only came to a… [more]
Hedgerow food
Gorse
The coconut scented flowers of Gorse are ideal for making a wonderful summer cordial and tasty wine, as well as sprinkling in salads and colouring pace eggs. Gorse ( Ulex europaeus ) can be found … [Read More...]
Wild Garlic
Wild garlic (Allium ursinum) can be found in early spring, growing in moist, partly shaded areas of woodland, often near bluebells. Broad green leaves which look similar to those of Lily of the Valley, … [Read More...]
Fungi
Wild Mushrooms Online
Wild Mushrooms Online is a great website for fungi lovers and wild food foragers. It has become one of the largest in the UK for wild mushroom information. Some of the topics covered include; Learn … [Read More...]
Make it Yourself
Oriental Food for Flavour and Economy
Oriental, is a term which means “The East”. The Orient is comprised of central Asia, East Asia, North Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Western Asia. Most people think of Chinese food when you say Oriental but the range is diverse, spanning the countries of China, Indonesia, Indian Sub … [Read More...]
Pancake recipe – how to make them
Pancakes are the ideal comfort food for the cold winter nights and are not really hard to make. Creating a pancake batter involves eggs, milk and plain flour. It is the same basic batter you would use for making Yorkshire puddings. You do not need to buy shop made pancakes, or Yorkshire … [Read More...]
Elderflower Cordial
Elderflower has a fresh light taste and is great for making into cordial. From mid June, the frothy cream flower heads of the Elder are blooming in hedgerows and gardens. A good way to enjoy the summery taste of elderflower is to make a cordial which can be mixed with ice and water for a refreshing … [Read More...]