Seaweed
A Delicious Kelp Seaweed Broth For Flu
This kelp seaweed recipe just bursts with nutrition. The kelp seaweed most often used in British cooking is called Oarweed (Laminaria digitata), another common … Continue
Top 5 Foraging & Wild Food Cookbooks
I generally like to play in the kitchen. I use recipe and cookbooks simply as guides. And although I create recipes and post them … Continue
Laver sauerkraut
Thank gawd for lacto-fermented probiotic foods! Having recently found myself in the hospital with what can only be described as ‘nuclear grade Domestos’ being … Continue
Hedge mustard and laver seaweed rice soup
Last week I went wandering to one of my favourite foraging patches. It’s by a river, and a haven for birds, critters and wild … Continue
Kelp Lasagne
Seaweed is highly nutritious and tasty as this kelp recipe will show, and something that we need to be eating daily as it is … Continue
Slow Cooked Kelp, Pork & Beetroot Stew
Slipping and sliding over the rocks, I eventually hit the edge of the world. “Is it flat” I thought? Peering out to nothing but … Continue
Fermented Dulse Recipe With Mooli
This fermented dulse recipe makes for a delicious, tangy ferment. With fermented foods all the rage at the moment, there is a good reason to … Continue
Slow cooked laver and pork casserole
I simply love laver (Porphyra spp.)! It seems to go so well with so many different ingredients, you just need to play and experiment. … Continue
Thick Three Cornered Leek & Kelp Tom Yum Soup
Three-cornered leek (Allium triquetrum) is everywhere at the moment, and it seems such a shame that so many people walk past it. Instead choosing to buy … Continue
Pork and laver casserole
Seaweeds are deeply nourishing, deeply healing foods. Laver is ubiquitous around the British Isles. At low tide, it sticks to the rocks like thin … Continue
When is the best time to harvest seaweed?
I’m often asked when the best time to harvest seaweed is. Look up the nutritional content of seaweed and you’ll soon discover that there’s … Continue
Devon laverbread cakes
Traditionally laverbread was eaten by the Welsh. Having a small bit of Welsh blood and living in Devon I decided to do a bit … 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
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