The Bourtree Birk
April 5, 2020
Elderflower, birch and bog myrtle come together and party…
Budding Birch Martini
April 5, 2020
The vibrant wintergreen flavour of birch twigs, captured in a very grown up martini
Hogweed Seed Parkin Cake Recipe
April 3, 2020
This wild spiced cake is so delicious that I serve it on all of my foraging walks…Its flavoured with the seed casings of common hogweed which have a delicious ginger-meets-cardamon flavour
Super Simple Nettle Soup, with some even wilder suggestions
April 2, 2020
Nettle soup is a forager’s classic. Rich, delicious and deeply nutritious. This recipe is wonderfully simple, but I suggest some extra wild options that make it even better.
Nettle Cordial and Nettle Gimlet Cocktail Recipe
April 2, 2020
Its a mistake to think nettles are only delicious as a super-nutritious savoury food. You can be naughty with them too. I highly recommend making syrups and cordials with them, to make quenching soft drinks in summer, or as a sophisticated addition to cocktails.