Food
Elder
Elder – Sambucus Nigra What a wonderful bush or indeed tree. Elder is a truly fabulous plant with lots of both culinary and medicinal purposes. It is also one of them that are really easy to grow, almost like a…
Glorious weeds!!!!
Edible weeds Glorious weeds, we find them everywhere, the edible weeds, even in the inner city concrete jungles. They charge through the thickest layers of asphalt and cement and they make the smallest of cracks their home. There is something…
Dandelion
Dandelion is one of those herbs with lots of uses and is common in lots of places too.
Gorse (Ulex Europaeus)
Gorse – mountain gold! Gorse is one of my absolute favourites when it comes to lightening the mood. It is almost always in bloom and covers the Welsh mountains in gold. There is an old country saying that “when gorse…
Rosehips
Rosehips – a jewel on the beach I went out on the beach of Hollviken in Sweden to gather some rosehips late last autumn. The wind was fierce but the sun was shining brightly and it almost felt like early…
A day out resulting in a lovely meal
A day out turns into a mussels safari Ebba and I went to Anglesey to pick a pony up. I really wanted to make it a fun and exciting day out so decided to wrap up some sandwiches, fruit and…
Remember to drink when it’s hot out!!
It’s really hard to drink enough in the heat we have experienced the last few days. Water is as always the best but sometimes we just need that little bit extra – a treat. Homemade lemonade is a great one,…
