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…
Tag: summer
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…
Chicken Of The Woods / Summer / Autumn / Edible Welcome to the fascinating world of the Chicken of the Woods mushroom, a highly sought-after and delectable edible fungus that has captivated foragers and mycophiles alike. This striking mushroom is known for its vibrant colouration and unique texture, which has…
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…
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 fish chowder with coastal greens recipe is fabulous and can stand with a huge array of coastal veg, from Marsh Samphire to Sea Beet and Sea Blite, everything wild and edible at the coast has the potential to make an appearance in the fish chowder band. One thing I…
This is a fantastic, fresh and filling recipe that can be cooked up in just 5 minutes. Often we think recipes involving wild food will take hours and hours or even days to cook up but the truth is wild food can link into our modern diets and cooking methods…
This BBQ Wild Garlic & Hogweed with Chicken Recipe is a brilliant way to celebrate a hot spring utilising wild garlic in multiple forms. Cooking quickly over open flames is often the best way to enjoy wild ingredients. Ingredients: Chopped veg (peppers, onion, par boiled potato) chunky chopped so it…
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…