Jump to Recipe Print Recipe Strutting its stuff on the catwalk this week is the Sexy Swede. It may not have the elegance of an asparagus or the beauty of a beetroot but its sexiness comes from within. Duncans’ Roasted Sexy Swede with Maple Syrup and Thyme recipe is divine. We were delighted to see […]
Jump to Recipe Print Recipe The Jerusalem Artichoke is not the best looking looking plant but the health benefits and taste of this remarkable tubar makes it deserve a place on your dinner plate. The flavour creating by the Jerusalem Artichoke really does burst onto the plate and elevate any dish. It took its well […]
Todays seasonal spotlight is one very close to my heart. When I was a child, my parents had three huge chestnuts that towered over their garden. As soon as the shells ripened and fell, I would spend autumn weekends in the garden, collecting the nuts to roast on the fire. I would use my wellies […]
Jump to Recipe Print Recipe The crab apple is the prehistoric ancestor of the apple and cousin of the rose. There is so much myth and legend that surrounds it, not least because of the shape that lays inside – a pentagram. Slices of apples placed neatly on saucers have been found in tombs dating […]
26/05/2021 Foraging Fairytales: Nettles – Love or Hate? Sign up to our mailing list here to receive seasonal recipes and foraging inspiration delivered straight to your inbox. Are nettles the marmite of the foraging world? Since the beginning of time, we have had a love-hate relationship with these amazing plants. Rubbing up against them with […]
28/05/2021 Quails – The Shocking truth about the unregulated UK Quail industry. Do you think that your Quail eggs come from Quail that have had a happy life? The shocking truth is that most of them are factory farmed in atrocious conditions. The vast majority of Quail are farmed intensively in barren battery cages or […]
16/02/2021 Steamy Saucy Sardines: The Shimmering Creatures of the Sea Shimmering its Scales on the Catwalk this week is the very Steamy Saucy Sardine. Sardines are a pint sized fish that grow no bigger than 25cm. That doesn’t stop them from playing a goliath role in marine ecosystems around the world from Peru to Philippines. […]
16/03/2022 On the Catwalk: Luscious Leeks Strutting its leaves on the catwalk this week is the Luscious Leek. Hippocrates thought they could cure nosebleeds and Moorfields Eye Hospital say they are good for your eyesight. Read on to find out who thought they could improve your singing voice and to try Duncans Poached Leeks with […]
Jump to Recipe Print Recipe Many consider sprouts to be the Marmite of seasonal delicacies- you either love them or hate them. Well, it’s tough at the top. You won’t get there without collecting a few haters. We couldn’t love sprouts more. Not only are they delicious, but they’re also filled with nutrients to get […]
Jump to Recipe Print Recipe We all know that getting outside is good for us and our families. But just how good? Perhaps, like me, some of your fondest childhood memories are set in the great outdoors. When I think back to the ‘golden days’ of my childhood, I remember the days spent roaming fields, […]
26/05/2021 Foraging Fairytales: Nettles – Love or Hate? Sign up to our mailing list here to receive seasonal recipes and foraging inspiration delivered straight to your inbox. Are nettles the marmite of the foraging world? Since the beginning of time, we have had a love-hate relationship with these amazing plants. Rubbing up against them with […]
Jump to Recipe Print Recipe My fondest and earliest memories are the ones spent at my Grandma and Grandad’s house (known for years by me and my brother as “Grandma and Grandad with the chinchillas”, while my others were known as “Grandma and Grandad with the allotments”). My Grandad was born in Lahore, India as […]
Have you ever foraged for seaweed? Maybe you’ve thought about it, but not known quite where to start. I know the feeling. I was initially hesitant to forage seaweed. Despite their beauty (have you ever seen a kelp forest?), it’s easy to be put off by the dead clumps of seaweed that wash up on […]
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