Celebrating seasonal, homegrown, and wild food
You might have noticed a hiatus in my blog posting over the last few months. Without going into too much detail at this point, my body wasn't taking no for an answer and the enforced rest was pretty much mandatory for a while! The good news is that I'm in full health, there is nothing [...]
Wild plums are often smaller than shop-bought varieties, more alike to the size of a cherry hence one of their common names being "Cherry Plum", but what they lack in size they make up for in sweetness and flavour. They're also known as Mirabelle plums in France and are incredibly popular there, particularly in the [...]
The story of this particular recipe begins - perhaps surprisingly - in Luang Prabang, Laos. You might be puzzled - how can a warming winter broth full of ingredients that grow abundantly in the wild during the coldest season here in the UK have anything to do with a small city in a tropical country [...]
Green tomatoes at this time of year are unlikely to have enough daylight hours to ripen, but that isn't a reason to despair! Green tomatoes are entirely edible and I really enjoy their fresh crunchiness. Every year I make a green tomato chutney using the tomatoes that are left on the plants too late into [...]
I always say I’m not a morning person, I never have been, and it’s true that everyone is different when it comes to the best time of day for them to be productive, energised and motivated. However, I recognise that there is an energy that comes with rising early that, when I manage to catch [...]
Celeriac is a perfect winter staple. It's another winter root* vegetable that we tend to confine to soups, or a purée if we're feeling chef-y. It certainly excels at both, but I wanted to broaden the repertoire here. Celeriac for me bridges the gap between comforting and (dare I say) healthy with its velvety texture [...]
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