Pickled buds of Alexanders
Pickled Buds of Alexanders Recipe – Alexanders buds have a heavily-scented flavour, unlike anything you have most probably tried. Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum) are an … Continue
Eatweeds wild food foraging guide to Britain and Northern Europe
Pickled Magnolia Flowers
This recipe was created and posted back in April 2009. I was rummaging through Facciola’s Cornucopia II: A Source Book of Edible Plants where … Continue
Nettle Cordial Recipe
This Nettle Cordial Recipe makes a wonderfully refreshing Springtime drink. When friends put it to the taste test, pretty much everyone agreed that they … Continue
Broad-leaved dock, rice, feta cheese & seaweed
Home > Plants > Dock While filming my friend Simone, we made a truly scrumptious broad-leaved dock recipe, consisting of wilted dock leaves, rice, … Continue
Sweet Violet & Chocolate With Nettle
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Nourishing Nettle Infusion Recipe
Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica) has traditionally been used as a Spring tonic, and in this video I show you just how easy it is … Continue
Lesser celandine stroganoff
Lesser celandine should never be eaten raw, as all parts of the plant contain a toxic compound called protoanemonin. However, this toxin is completely … Continue
Steamed Alexanders
The young growth of Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum) are just beginning to emerge, and now is the time to don your wellies and hunt out … Continue
Frank Cook on nettle
? Frank Cook (internationally renowned edible wild plant expert) discusses the importance of Nettle (Urtica dioica) as food and medicine. Photo credit: Sassafras Krause … Continue
Gorse flower cordial recipe
Home > Plants > Gorse It was a cold and frosty late afternoon on December 30th when Zillah and I decided to go chasing … Continue
Frank Cook on dock
Home > Plants > Dock In the UK the two common species that you are likely to have come across are, Broad-leaved dock (Rumex … Continue
Dandelion Root Coffee Recipe
My wife came home the other day with a huge bag of dandelion roots which she plonked in the middle of the kitchen floor, … Continue
Sorrel Soup
I went and picked Sorrel (Rumex acetosa) for this warming, tangy sorrel soup recipe. Sorrel is widely available, and can often be found on … Continue
How to collect, dry & store dulse
Collect your dulse (Palmaria palmata) from a clean seashore. I collect my dulse off a beach which is MCS recommended. This means it has … Continue
Hawthorn Jelly Recipe
This is a lovely, simple hawthorn jelly recipe that you can have with cheese or meats. Make it now and you’ll be in time … Continue