Category: Spring
Festival Of Food – Nutritious Nettle Soup
| January 17, 2013 | Posted by Luschka under Carnivals, Festival of Food, Food, Foraging for Food, Seasonal Cooking, Spring, Winter |
Welcome to the Festival of Food Carnival. In celebration of the New Year and Healthy Starts, we’re sharing recipe ideas for healthy, nourishing recipes or anything you would enjoy this time of year. Hosted by Diary of a First Child and Hybrid Rasta Mama, you’re welcome to join us next time, or if you have…
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…
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.
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.
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…
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…
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).
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…
Everything Salad
| August 8, 2010 | Posted by Luschka under Favourite Recipes I Have To Share, Food, Seasonal Cooking, Spring, Summer |
Everything salad can also be everything pasta. It is a quick and easy way of clearing out all those left over bits in the fridge and the vegetable bowl, while making a great, nutritious and filling meal. The key to a good ‘Everything Salad’ is colour and variety. An easy guide is to use the…
Foraging for Food – Dandelion Fritters
| May 23, 2010 | Posted by Luschka under Favourite Recipes I Have To Share, Food, Foraging for Food, Seasonal Cooking, Spring, Summer |
We did something totally different last week: we went foraging for food! Now that might not sound particularly adventurous to some, but when you consider that I live in South London – in many ways a concrete jungle – it’s about as adventurous as it gets!
We did something totally different last week: we went foraging for food! Now that might not sound particularly adventurous to some, but when you consider that I live in South London – in many ways a concrete jungle – it’s about as adventurous as it gets!
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