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…
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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…
Elder Flowers come in to bloom once a year and you can really tell when they’re here. This Elderflower cordial recipe is a lovely way to use them. The elder tree is quite literally a mass of flowering blooms throughout June. Their bloom signals the beginning of summer and it’s…
This is a nice, simple and delicious way to use the leaves from a fig tree to get a sweet treat whilst waiting for the figs to ripen! The fig leaves will need to be dehydrated or dried and then ground into a powder. Ingredients: 225g plain flour 150g softened…
My favourite method of capturing the essence of Meadowsweet is with this wonderful lemon and Meadowsweet curd. The Meadowsweet adds an incredible almond flavour to the classic curd. In little jars, it makes beautiful summertime gifts and can be spread on toast, cakes or pancakes and stirred into puddings and…
I used a classic buttery biscuit recipe and added dried lavender to make these Blackberry Biscuits. Welcome to our delectable recipe guide for mouth-watering Blackberry Biscuits! These scrumptious treats are the perfect blend of sweet, tangy Blackberries and tender, flaky biscuit dough that will have you and your loved ones…
Crunchy, buttery, garlicy goodness! This Wild Garlic flatbread was such a winner and enjoyed hot off the skillet after the first forage of the year. Flatbread is such a good way to use your foraged greens and herbs. It’s easy to make, requires barely any kneading or rising time and…
Crumbly, forest flavoured, buttery bites of deliciousness! I was so happy with these biscuits, they will definitely be served up on some of my 2020 workshops! Just the smell transports you to the woods and gives you a huge, nourishing nature hug! Ingredients: 50g caster sugar 125g butter 2 tbsp…
In my opinion, there’s no better activity than making cordial from flowers you’ve picked! Especially when it tastes as delicious as Flowering Currant cordial. Sweet, pink, slightly herbal, refreshing and so simple. Ingredients: 1 cupful (or one big / adult handful) of flowers.(You don’t need to pick the flowers off…
Ingredients: makes 10-12 tarts 250g of plain flour 125g of chilled butter 1 egg a tbsp of water 100g Wild Cherry Jam You can find the Jam recipe here Click here for our Cherry identification guide. Method: Rub together the flour and butter until it looks like breadcrumbs! Then add…