A creamy, floral celebration of wild summer ingredients — no oven required. This cheesecake is bursting with Bilberries and delicately scented with Meadowsweet, a hedgerow flower known for its sweet, almond-vanilla aroma. It’s perfect for a summer gathering, whether you’re indoors or eating with muddy boots on a tree stump.…
Category: dessert
How to harvest and process wild roses The country side of the UK is abundant wild roses, 13 native and 9 introduced according to BSBI, many of them hybridising and with very similar appearance. Two of the most common are: Dog rose Rosa Canina add link to id guide Japanese…
These Elderflower ice lollies are summer on a stick—light, floral, and almost too easy to make. They’re the kind of thing that makes you feel like a forager even if all you did was wander into the kitchen. Elderflower cordial does all the heavy lifting, paired with zingy lemon…
This Elderflower & Sea Salt Ice Cream is one of those dreamy summer recipes that feels a bit fancy but is actually super simple to make. The Elderflower brings a gentle floral sweetness, while the sea salt gives just the right kick to stop it from being too delicate. It’s…
This Elder and Orchard creation is the kind of drink that tastes like summer got lost in the woods—and came back with rum. With apple juice, Elderflower, a squeeze of citrus, and a fizzy top-up of cloudy lemonade, it’s fresh, fruity, and ridiculously easy to throw together. No fancy kit,…
Candied Angelica stems are a very old form of candy, I remember it as something bright green that my Nana used to decorate trifles. Normally Garden Angelica (Angelica archangelica) is used but in my opinion the wild variety has lots more flavour. This recipe is really simple and only really…
As the winter sun gently kisses the earth, and the cool winter breeze fills our lungs, there’s no better time to embrace your inner forager and embark on a culinary adventure like no other with our Hogweed Seed & Carrot Cake Recipe. Foraging, the art of gathering wild edible plants…
This Marsh Samphire & Caramel Ice Cream Recipe is mind-blowing – As a culinary enthusiast, I am always on the lookout for unique and exciting ingredients to incorporate into my recipes. One such ingredient that has recently caught my attention is Marsh Samphire. Also known as Sea Asparagus or Glasswort,…
This Bilberry and apple fruit leather Recipe is the perfect way to preserve bilberries for use later in the year. It can be reheated with a little water to turn back to a jam or pie filling or can be used as is as a fruit leather or jerky which…
Wild Plum / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Edible Wild Plums are a common sight on these shores and as all members of the plum family are edible they are really beginner friendly. Typically appearing as a large bush or small tree, up to 8m in height. Wild Plums…