Magnolia Flower & Tempeh Dumplings
Ingredients 200g tempeh 2 tablespoons miso 2 tablespoons sesame oil 2 tablespoons mirin 50ml boiling water 80g edible magnolia flowers Instructions Cube the tempeh … Continue
Eatweeds wild food foraging guide to Britain and Northern Europe
Wild Mustard And Haricot Bean Sauce
I love creating dressings and sauces with beans. They add a delicious flavour and texture. Not forgetting their nutritional value! This wild mustard sauce … Continue
Wild Garlic And Cauliflower Cakes With Wild Mustard Sauce
You can smell the wild garlic as you walk through the woods. The young tender wild garlic leaves are best, as they can get … Continue
Wild Garlic and Cashew Nut Pâté
With wild garlic sprouting forth at the moment, I wanted to experiment with using fermented juices from sauerkraut, kimchi etc. to see how they … Continue
Try These Delicious Wild Garlic Recipes
Traditional and Modern Use of Wild Garlic Wild Garlic: Frequently Asked Questions Wild Garlic & Cauliflower Cakes Wild Garlic & Cashew Nut Pâté Wild … Continue
Everything you need to know about wild garlic
What are the traditional and modern uses of wild garlic? I’ve written a comprehensive article on the uses of wild garlic as food and medicine, … Continue
The Traditional and Modern Uses of Garlic Mustard
Garlic mustard is a common wild herb in Britain and Ireland. Its leaves exude a garlicky smell when bruised or chopped, although the plant … Continue
The Traditional and Modern Uses of Cleavers (Goosegrass)
Introduction Cleavers earned its name thanks to the sticky plant’s tendency to ‘cleave’ to human clothing or animal fur. However, this common weed is … Continue
The Traditional and Modern Uses of Rosehip (Dog Rose)
Dog Rose (also known as Rosehip), is a climbing wild rose with white-pink flowers and a soft subtle scent. Its deep orange-red fruit, the … Continue
The Traditional and Modern Uses of Stinging Nettle
Stinging Nettle is a surprisingly helpful plant in food and medicine despite its stinging hairs, as seen below. Scientific Name Urtica dioica Family Urticaceae … Continue
The Traditional and Modern Uses of Elder
Elder is a valuable wild edible tree or shrub. Its berries have a cornucopia of uses. Scientific name Sambucus nigra Family Adoxaceae Botanical description … Continue
The Traditional and Modern Uses of Chickweed
Introduction Chickweed is a familiar garden weed recognisable by its tiny white flowers. The seeds were once fed to birds, which is how the … Continue
The Traditional and Modern Uses of Sloe (Blackthorn)
Sloe also known as Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) is a thorny hedgerow plant with dark purple berries often sought after in autumn to make warming … Continue
EP22: Foraging the future, sustainability & vital connection
An interview with Miles Irving, author of the Forager Handbook and creator of The Wild Box, on why we must include humans in our … Continue
Dulse seaweed as food and medicine
Traditionally dulse was harvested after it had been washed three times in the May floods. In folk medicine, dulse was used to treat parasitical infections, relieve constipation and treat scurvy.