Category: Foraging for Food
Foraging For Food: Crystalized Lavender
| May 29, 2011 | Posted by Luschka under Favourite Recipes I Have To Share, Food, Foraging for Food, Kids in the Kitchen, Spring, Summer |
We moved into a new house this week, and when I say it’s been mayhem and madness, I’m not joking. I’ve spent five days unpacking boxes, and it feels like I’ve barely made a dent. I’m sure it’ll all come together in one smooth motion but till then, I’ve had little to no time for… more
Foraging For Food – Ramson (Wild Garlic) Scones
| May 22, 2011 | Posted by Luschka under Favourite Recipes I Have To Share, Food, Foraging for Food, Seasonal Cooking, Spring |
While savoury scones aren’t very common in England, they are among my favourite ‘snacks’. These are actually meant to be popped in the oven with a medley of chopped vegetables, but are equally good on their own, with a little butter. more
Foraging for Food – Yarrow Omelettes And Tea
| May 15, 2011 | Posted by Luschka under Food, Foraging for Food, Seasonal Cooking, Spring |
Yarrow, or what the Ancients called Achillea after Achilles, the legendary warrior. In battle, Yarrow was used to speed up the blood clotting and to stop haemorrhaging. Crushed, the leaves can be put directly onto cuts, and used for nose bleeds and earache, and even chewed for toothache. more
Growing In The Outdoors: Plants And People
| May 10, 2011 | Posted by Luschka under Carnival of Natural Parenting, Discovering Nature, Foraging for Food, Home Education, Incidental Learning |
So, here’s something you didn’t know about me: I don’t have green fingers, but my heart does. It’s the classic battle between doing and knowing, really. Â I love the thought of a beautiful garden, a veggie patch, a herb garden, some sweet peas filling spring with their scent, and roses to beautify the view outside… more
Foraging For Food – Nettle Soup
| May 8, 2011 | Posted by Luschka under Autumn, Food, Foraging for Food, Seasonal Cooking, Spring, Summer |
Nettles are a painful annoyance when you’re out and about in fields and forests, and make picking other plants quite tough, but did you know that in and of themselves, they are something of a super-food? Nettles can be used to increase breast milk supply, eliminate dandruff, and is believed to have anti-anaemic, anti-diabetic, haemostatic… more
Foraging For Food – Ramson (Wild Garlic) Omelettes
| May 1, 2011 | Posted by Luschka under Foraging for Food, Seasonal Cooking, Spring, Summer |
I’m still on the Ramsons this week – there are just so many of them, and so much you can do with them, it seems silly to keep them to one week.  Check last week’s post to find out more about where you can find Ramsons and poisonous lookalikes (which don’t smell like garlic at… more
Foraging for Food – Ramson (Wild Garlic) And Ricotta Gnocchi
| April 24, 2011 | Posted by Luschka under Food, Foraging for Food, Spring, Summer |
Wild garlic is simply delicious stuff. In the spring it has a much milder taste than late in the summer, and unlike it’s commercial counterpart, you eat the leaves and the flowers, not the bulb (although you could). more
Foraging For Food – Dandelion Pesto And Dandelion Jam
| April 17, 2011 | Posted by Luschka under Favourite Recipes I Have To Share, Food, Foraging for Food, Seasonal Cooking, Spring, Summer |
Foraging for Dandelions is probably the best place to start for a variety of reasons: They are easy to identify and have no poisonous parts or poisonous lookalikes They are plentiful There are loads of different recipes you can use them in I have two recipes for you today – one really easy and one… more
Foraging For Food – The Rules
| April 10, 2011 | Posted by Luschka under Discovering Nature, Food, Foraging for Food, Incidental Learning |
Last year I became really interested in food foraging, or ‘Invisible Food‘ – food from plants most of us don’t even notice. We began attending Invisible Food Walks in London, which really opened my eyes to what there is around us – even in the very urban parts of the world. more
Just Have to Share – Zucchini Flowers (Courgettes)
| July 18, 2010 | Posted by Luschka under Favourite Recipes I Have To Share, Food, Foraging for Food, Seasonal Cooking, Summer |
I love zucchini flowers. They don’t taste much like zucchini’s, or courgettes as they’re known in England, but instead have a flavour entirely unique. We first had them in a café in Varazze, Italy, then a few years later in a restaurant in Rome, stuffed with mozzarella. We have often scoured markets near us searching… more
I love zucchini flowers. They don’t taste much like zucchini’s, or courgettes as they’re known in England, but instead have a flavour entirely unique. We first had them in a café in Varazze, Italy, then a few years later in a restaurant in Rome, stuffed with mozzarella. We have often scoured markets near us searching for these beautiful yellow flowers, but to no avail.
