Recipes

Spicy Pumpkin Soup Recipe

Spicy Pumpkin Soup Recipe

Pumpkin is very much like a pig.  I can hear you all shouting, “what the hell is she talking about, I thought this was a recipe for spicy pumpkin soup?”. Well, you can eat just about everything but the skin which forms part of your […]

Elderflower Cordial

Elderflower Cordial

This recipe for elderflower cordial makes a refreshing Summer drink when mixed with still or sparkling water. The elder flowers are abundant in hedgerows & woodland in June and can be easily gathered.  Make sure you leave some flowers to develop into berries for the […]

Wild Garlic Pesto Recipe

Wild Garlic Pesto Recipe

This recipe will make enough Wild Garlic Pesto to fill a 1/2lb jar with a little left over to toss in to your pasta lunch. I advise that you gather the wild garlic as far from the footpath as you can venture safely to avoid […]

Mushroom Risotto

Mushroom Risotto

This recipe for Mushroom Risotto will provide two generous helpings and makes a delicious dinner with tuna steak or your favourite fish. It takes roughly 1/4hr to prepare and 1/2hr to cook and is perfect for eating after a long walk. Risotto has an unfounded […]

Spicy Apple Chutney

Spicy Apple Chutney

As anyone who gardens will know a lot of work goes in to growing your own food but the rewards are worth it. Eating something you have grown yourself isn’t just a way of saving money on increasingly expensive fresh produce but it feels good […]