Category: Plants

Ingredients: 250g cup chickpea (gram) flour 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast 2 teaspoons lacto-fermented Wild Garlic (or 1 teaspoon garlic powder) 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon sea salt  A couple of springs of Wild Marjoram or thyme (or other herbs of choice)   75ml water 1 onion (or 3-4 spring onions), chopped 200g…

Sea Leek / Edible / Summer / Autumn Common Names Sea leek, Wild Leek, Sea Leeks Botanical Name Allium ampeloprasum Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order –Asparagales Family – Amaryllidaceae Physical Characteristics for Sea Leeks  Sea leek is a Biennial. The thick ‘stem’ is actually a tightly wrapped bundle of…

Broadleaf Plantain / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Edible Common Names Broadleaf plantain, Waybread, White man’s footprint  Botanical Name Plantago major Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order –Lamiales Family – Plantaginaceae Physical Characteristics for Broadleaf plantain The plant is a rosette-forming perennial herb, with leafless, silky, hairy flower stems.…

Sea Radish / Edible / Spring / Summer  Common Names Sea radish Botanical Name Raphanus Maritima Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order –Brassicales  Family – Brassicaceae Physical Characteristics for Sea Radish Sea radish is a Biennial growing 0.8 m (2ft 7in) It the first year only a rosette of leaves forms,…

Clovers / Edible / Spring / Summer   Common Name Clover Botanical Name Trifolium pratense (red clover) Trifolium repens (white clover) and their relatives  Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order –Fabales  Family – Fabaceae Physical Characteristics of Clover Depending on conditions, Red Clover plants can grow up to 80 centimetres…

I used to think curing fish was something almost mystical, I believed it would take an age to learn, would be incredibly difficult to get right and at the end of it all I would probably give myself some sort of serious disease after completing it. I couldn’t be more…

This Elderflower Syrup recipe is a brilliant way to use up a serious glut of Elderflowers whilst preserving the flavour in a concentrated form for use throughout the entire year. This is probably the most common thing I make with Elderflowers because you can use it really easy way to…

This Elderflower Marmalade Recipe is an absolute must if you’re making anything else with Elderflowers as it’s made with the leftover flowers. Elderflower season is only short but it’s a real joyous time of the year, it’s the beginning of summer and we’re gifted with beautifully scented blooms of Elderflower…

A sweet and luxurious risotto that captures the best of the seasons Elderflower and some delicious early peas to create a delicious meal! Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil 6-8 heads of Elderflower (+ 1-2 additional heads to serve) Vegetable stock  1 onion, finely chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced 250g Arborio…

Most of us have probably tried an Elderflower Gin or two by now and the flavour has become linked with the idea of a British summer. It’s fantastic with tonic and a sprig of rhubarb or with frozen strawberries. However, the flavour is always better when you’ve made it yourself…