A frozen shot of this Japanese knotweed & ginger vodka is delicious, and it makes a fragrant drink with tonic or served over ice with a  little lemonade. Try to make the mixture a month before you want it so that the flavours have time to intensify. Makes 750ml Ingredients…
Category: Plants
This Japanese Knotweed Syrup has a flavour similar to rhubarb syrup; it can be used for making knotweed lollipops, as well as Japanese knotweed lemonade which is lovely with added lemon and salt. The great thing with this recipe is the fact that it can be done later in the…
This japanese knotweed & ginger jam recipe is a retake on the classic rhubarb and ginger jam, and as expected the flavour combination is absolutely perfect. You can marinade salmon with it, enjoy it in cocktails or have it simply spread on toast. Makes 3-4 medium jars Ingredients: 800g young…
Dandelions have been around for at least 30 million years and this dandelion blossom tempura recipe is just one of the many ways to use them. Humans have relied on it for food & medicine since pre history & have used it ritually for making luck, divination & making wishes…
I initially thought that the dandelion flower honey could make a really nice syrup for mixing into whiskey-based cocktails, however, having tasted the syrup I was amazed to find that it had lovely honey-like quality, so I quickly went to work on making the texture more honey-like so I could…
This Dandelion Flower soda is a simple fermented drink that has a flavour a little like a sparkling honey lemonade. Some people describe it as tasting a bit like sunshine in a bottle and to be honest I think I’d agree – it has a beautiful milky yellow colour and…
This nettle soda is a simple fermented nettle drink that has a flavour similar to a lemon iced tea. Ingredients In a 500ml bottle add : 30g sugar a tiny bit of wine yeast 400ml water 5 nettle tops the juice of half a lemon Click here for our nettle…
Milk Thistle / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Edible Milk Thistle is an aggressive-looking plant, but with a pair of thick gloves and a little effort you can get plenty of fantastic edible stems & centres from this plant. Common Names Holy Thistle, Zebra Thistle, The Spikey Queen…
These Wild Fresh Spring Rolls are one of those fantastic recipes that you can use with a vast range of different wild ingredients from Wild Garlic Buds to Magnolia Flowers, Garlic Mustard and the list goes on and on. They make a great side dish or work really well as…
Angelica / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Edible A common, annual and edible member of the Carrot or Umbellifer family. It’s not the easiest plant to ID as its leaves look a little like Hemlock Water Dropwort (Oenanthe crocata) so care must be taken. Common Names Angelica, Wild Angelica…