A while ago I was asked about ‘superfoods’, and why they all seemed to be from the other side of the world. This started me thinking – what are our native ‘superfoods’, if any? What I came up with was Oats and Nettles. In the term...
Tomato and Aduki Bean Casserole with Sweet Potato Mash. 1 leek 5 or 6 large cabbage leaves 1 courgette ½ pint vegetable stock 1 tin of chopped tomatoes 300g aduki and/or black beans – cooked 4-5 heaped tsp cornfour ¼ lemon Splash of milk (cow or soya) ...
A couple of weeks ago I was lucky enough to hear Miles Irving speak on his favourite topic – foraging. As a professional forager providing wild foods to the restaurant trade, Miles is a leading expert on the gathering and use of wild food and ‘The Forager ...
The longan (literally ‘dragon eye’) is a close relative of the lychee, and is one of the most well known and well used of the medicinal fruits in Chinese Medicine. It’s forte is in treating Blood Deficiency, especially in the realm of calming the spirit....
½ collander nettles, tops or young leaves 1 onion, chopped 1 carrot, chopped 1 celery stick, chopped 1 medium potato, chopped 1 garlic clove, crushed (optional) Chicken, or vegetable stock (fresh is best, but stock cubes/powder are ok too) 1 tbsp thick cream ...
By popular request, here is the recipe for my Malty Flapjacks. I’ve spent some time gradually refining this recipe – the finished result used honey and malt instead of white sugar, and also much less fat than most flapjack recipes. It’s very easy to cook...
