Celebrating seasonal, homegrown, and wild food
It's wild garlic season and the culinary world is, once again, obsessed with the fresh, pungent deliciousness of these wild greens. Walks in the woods over Easter weekend in the glorious sunshine were made all the sweeter by being able to share it with family and soak up the delectable scent of all the yummy [...]
Growing our own potatoes has been another first for us this year. We started early in the season "chitting" our seed potatoes on windowsills in our flat until they were growing little knobbly bits and ready to plant out at the first opportunity. We waited with bated breath as I worried that perhaps I'd jumped [...]
Native in Europe, but considered invasive in the US, garlic mustard, or “jack-by-the-hedge” as it’s also known, is a tasty green that combines the two flavours of its name. It grows abundantly throughout the year on Wimbledon Common where I tend to pick the leaves in spring before the warmer weather starts to turn them [...]
Plot & Lane 