Dried oranges make the house smell absolutely delicious; intense during the drying process and a lingering seasonality thereafter. They can be hung on the tree as decorations or just eaten as they are; I expect they’d be even more delicious dipped into melted dark chocolate.
A lemon posset is a rich, smooth and sharp tasting lemon mousse. It’s probably one of the easiest desserts you can make.
Lemon Meringue Pie. Who doesn’t love that, with the combination of sticky creaminess and sharp lemon tang? Lemon Meringue Pie is a classic dessert which is bound to go down a storm at Christmas dinners with all the family.
This limoncello recipe is so simple you won’t believe it. It’ll make a great Christmas present for a loved one!
When I was young my father used to take us along the side of a disused railway track not too far from the terraced house where we lived. The experience stuck in my head; we were collecting our own food and it was delicious, messy and fun.
I’ve recently hit on to a local foraging secret; near to our house is a nature reserve, the entrance to which is made by a tree lined grass path. Visit at the wrong time of year and they are inconspicuous enough, but at this time of year they’re full with an abundance of green, yellow, red and purple plums.
Horseradish is one of those hidden gems of foraging, growing in among the weeds on practically every grass verge in the country. This home-made horseradish sauce blows the mild shop bought varieties out of the water!
The fantastic weather recently has meant we’ve been able to go out and start foraging early. There’s not an awful lot above ground level in…
We’ve not foraged for dandelions before but decided to give it a go this year and I’m sure I don’t have to explain to anybody what they look like or where to find them. Every child knows how to tell the time using “dandelion clocks”, and most people are familiar with the story that dandelions can make you wee the bed (they are after all known in French as “pis-en-lit” – “*** the bed” for the rest of us). And who hasn’t drank Dandelion and Burdock?
This pumpkin soup is so easy and yet so delicious. It brings perfect warmth on a cold winter’s day.