Fat hen pesto bake
Fat hen makes a delicious green vegetable. In this recipe Marion Turnbull, our resident Wild Food Cook has created a simple, light Fat Hen … Continue
Eatweeds wild food foraging guide to Britain and Northern Europe
Cherry plum jam
The glut of Cherry Plums (Prunus cerasifera) this year is astounding. In fact most of the wild fruit coming out, or just about to, … Continue
Meadowsweet Sorbet
I can smell the gentle scent of Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria) as it is carried on the breeze down the country lane I am ambling along. My … Continue
Are there any poisonous seaweed in Britain and Ireland?
I often get asked if there are any poisonous seaweed around Britain. From my own research, I discovered that Desmarestia is the only poisonous … Continue
Cherry plum
My sweetheart and I were up in London the past few days visiting family and friends and doing a bit of ‘business’, talking and … Continue
Pickled Ash Keys
Home > Plants > Ash The keys of Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) provide a unique taste sensation. If you’re into Slow Food then this is … Continue
Raw Wild Garlic Houmous
If you love hummus and love Wild Garlic also known as Ramsons (Allium ursinum), then you have got to try this Raw Wild Garlic … Continue
Traditional 1930’s Stinging Nettle Beer Recipe
The following Nettle Beer recipe was created by Maude Grieve back in the 1930’s. Maude was a Fellow of the Royal Horticultural Society, as … Continue
Ground Elder Gazpacho Soup
I try and eat as much of my wild edible plants in their raw state as possible. In this wonderful raw Ground Elder recipe, … Continue
Noble Peasant Stinging Nettle Soup
Most people often think of soup when they talk about Stinging Nettles (Urtica dioica). For those of you that have been going on at … Continue
Lady’s Smock & Three Cornered Leek Salad
In this simple wild food recipe, I combine Lady’s Smock with Three Cornered Leek and tomatoes for a quick and easy side-salad. Lady’s Smock … Continue
Nettle Energy Balls
I made this Nettle Energy Balls recipe for our local Sidmouth Sustainable Funday event. Out of all the cakes and biscuits, these raw sweets … Continue
Ground Elder & Tempeh Recipe
This Ground Elder Tempeh Recipe (Aegopodium podagraria) is a current staple wild food for my family at the moment. It’s prolific, and well worth … Continue
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
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