As a child, elderflower cordial always seemed like a very grown-up drink - though we drank it with soda water or tap water. My family always loved foraging in the hedgerows to make a variety of hom...
I am not exactly sure where recipe came from but it is a very good one - so much so that my younger brother told various people, when they asked where they came from, that it was "probably M&...
First post… Having benefitted from my mum's cooking for over 30 years, I feel I have a compelling need to share my good fortune with a wider audience in the hope that they will come to ...
A real lifelong favourite of mine are my mum's shortbread biscuits. Thirty years on and she is still making them in exactly the same way. Winter is a common time of year that the famil...
When I was younger, the idea of being dragged out for the afternoon fruit picking with the family was as much fun as going to the dentist. But recently, with the advent of TV shows like River Cotta...
First read… Urban foraging 12ozs of Blackberries Quarter teaspoon of peppercorns 1 Cinnamon Stick Half pint of white wine vinegar 6ozs caster sugar Bring all the ingredients to the boil gentl...
First read… Proof is in the pudding… 8ozs Blackberries 1 large cooking apple 1 tabelspoon caster sugar for the fruit 4ozs Gluten free flour 2ozs Stork/Cooking margarine 3 tabelspoons de...
Having got in touch with my family for further inspiration for the blog, my sister emailed me this recipe that sounded perfect to share with everyone… I first fell in love with sweet potatoes...
Having foraged what seems like half a truck load of sloes, I decided that I personally would prefer to make Sloe Vodka rather than the common format Gin! Having seen it for sale at country game fai...
According to my mum, she found this in a old recipe book and as it had cider and apples in it and as my home county is Somerset, she thought it would be appropriate to give me this to share &hellip...
I am always up for experimenting and changing a recipe if I find a good basis, to add something new or adjust it for my tastes and this is one such recipe - after all, this is what I am learn...
Having collected too many blackberries last week, I decided I would try other suggestions I had read about of Blackerry Brandy. This would probably make a more enjoyable xmas present for my Dad tha...
Having had a few days of rich heavy food, my girlfriend wanted me to cook something lighter for supper and promptly presented me with her latest edition of Top Sante magazine, asking me to cook the...
Continuing the theme of my recent trips foraging in the woods behind our home, I finally got round to creating my latest flavoured vinegar -Elderberry Vinegar. Since we began with foraged fruits al...
Having made plenty of savoury goodies with the foraged fruits (aside from the crumble) I thought it was about time to make something sweet with some of my fresh blackberries. So I decided to make s...
Now, having nearly given up with my small tomato plant ever ending up bearing me red fruit before the first frosts of the year (which will be upon us soon), I decided to pick about half of the larg...
Having spent the morning on the underground going from shopping area to shopping area across London, we decided to get off at Charing Cross and walk from Trafalgar Square to Covent Garden, to have ...
With over 2 pounds of blackberries still in my fridge and freezer from my foraging trips and from my mum's garden, I didnt want them to go to waste - so with my last bottle of vodka fre...
This is one of the simplest cakes to make whether being made with wheat flour or gluten free flour and definitely one of the finest to eat. Having had my girlfriend (now wife) make a Victoria Spong...
This recipe comes from my Brother in Canada who sent me this to share with everyone, after he was sent it by our mum back in 2007. I think he enjoys making this to remind him of the delicious home ...