We are Banger & Balls, a UK food brand who cooks with seasonal and foraged ingredients. Thousands have followed and cooked our quick and easy seasonal recipes celebrating UK produce. People love it so much that we have been featured in The Sun, The Daily Mail, Newsweek, The I and The Metro and interviewed by […]
Jump to Recipe Print Recipe Also known as: Bear’s Garlic, Gypsies Onions or Ramsons/Ramsins. When it comes to wild garlic, I just can’t get enough. Since first scouting it in March, I’ve spent many a walk lining my (now lightly fragranced) pockets with bushels of the stuff. Unfortunately, the season is coming to an end, […]
08/07/2022 Fabled Fennel – A gift from the Roman Empire Sit back as I take you through the history of time on the journey of Rhubarb as we undercover candlelit sheds and wartime treats. Read More 06/06/2022 Foraging and Seasonality: A Path to Survival With every passing day the way we live our lives is […]
Edible flowers are among the most beautiful thing you can place on your plate. Whether you’re decorating cakes or sprucing up salads, there’s a bloom for every occasion. From the beautifully floral wisteria to the perfectly peppery nasturtium, there’s a whole rainbow of petals to pick from. You’re most likely already eating flowers without realising- […]
Jump to Recipe Print Recipe Talking about food waste can be pretty rotten. But let’s not chuck the conversation too soon- luckily, the solution doesn’t have to be so glum! We’ve compiled 5 of our favourite culinary and creative uses for food scraps, to help your family give your food waste habit the sack. So […]
09/07/2021 Freedom to Forage: Why is Foraging a Race Issue? On a sunny morning, you might catch me out in the Cornish fields, filling my basket with wild edibles. I feel connected to nature and blissfully happy as I weave my way along the coast paths, stopping to pick rock samphire and sea cabbage. For […]
20/04/2022 Radical Rhubarb: Romance and Revolution Sit back as I take you through the history of time on the journey of Rhubarb as we undercover candlelit sheds and wartime treats. Read More 13/01/2022 Sprouts Aren’t Just For Christmas: Vegan Smashed Sprout Poppers with Spicy Miso Mayo Many consider sprouts to be the Marmite of seasonal […]
Jump to Recipe Print Recipe For me, the most important thing about Christmas is all the glorious grub. From the Christmas Day feast and all those tremendous trimmings, to Boxing day Breakfast, It’s the one time of year when I really get to indulge in loads of fabulous food. I don’t like to scrimp on […]
13/10/2021 Barmbrack: Haunting Irish Halloween Traditions You’ve Never Heard Of Few cakes come with credentials as astounding as Brambrak. It’s a traditional Irish Cake with a sizeable claim to fame- one slice will reveal your future. Come Halloween, a Barmbrack would be baked, sliced and served amongst family and friends in almost every Irish home. […]
Elderflower season has arrived! As with many things in this peculiar year it’s a little later than usual, but we don’t mind. It’s a delight to have the queen of British summertime gracing our fields and hedgerows once again. To celebrate the return of Elder’s beautiful blooms, and the release of our bestselling first book […]
30/11/2021 On the Catwalk: The Sexy Sprout Top Chorizo and Potato Soup Straight from the farm to the catwalk is the sexy sprout top. Don’t leave …sprout haters – come back! This vibrant elegant purple-green leaved veg is a British winter wonder that tingle your taste buds. Don’t believe us? Read on to find out […]
We are Banger & Balls, a UK food brand who cooks with seasonal and foraged ingredients. Thousands have followed and cooked our quick and easy seasonal recipes celebrating UK produce. People love it so much that we have been featured in The Sun, The Daily Mail, Newsweek, The I and The Metro and interviewed by […]
Jump to Recipe Print Recipe How do you quiet your mind? Stress relief comes in many forms- exercise, meditation, forest bathing are all amazing ways to quiet your mind and connect with yourself. But I’d be lying if I said I didn’t occasionally indulge in less constructive forms of stress relief- a strong drink. But […]
16/02/2021 Parenting: MUMMMMY I Only want to eat Pink today Please!! Barbie Vomit? I can’t help it I HATE well meaning parenting blogs. I find mysef listening to their parenting advice wondering if they have ever met a small child. Let alone had lunch with these tiny but fierce magnifcient creatres. Their big smiling grins […]
