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Nettle and spinach lasagne
Nettles are probably the most common of all our wild edible plants and are so good at making use of minerals and nitrogen that they score high in the nourishment stakes. According to the original modern forager – Richard Mabey … Continue reading
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Tagged Delia Smith, Food for Free, nettle lasagne, nettle risotto, Richard Mabey
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Very Simples Damson Ice Cream
Vibrant blue, acid sweet, the September or late August damson is a gem of a hedgerow find, a sapphire in the leaves for foragers and a stalwart ingredient for jam makers (high pectin content). The Romans brought these treasures over … Continue reading
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Tagged damson ice cream, Stevie Parle, The Telegraph, Xanthe Clay
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Fresh yeast and tomcat: recipes with elderflower
Lemon drenched summer meadow, blossom stuffed citrus foam, fizzy floral lime lawn. Elderflowers, Sambucus nigra. The heady herald to summer, the scent of patio doors flung open to barefoot tennis, the schlock of croquet mallets, the promise of long navy … Continue reading
Enough blooming flowers
The British media is like an excited labrador with a sock in its mouth right now. The Italians would just shrug their shoulders and say “è primavera” translating literally as: ‘it’s spring’ but actually meaning: ‘and that is why you’re … Continue reading
Risotto with nettles
Anyone who has read Anna del Conte’s eponymous (and fabulous) wartime novel will know that food infuses some of the most momentous occasions of her life: the chapter subtitled Risotto with nettles or risotto alle ortiche (echoing the latin urtica … Continue reading
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Tagged Anna del Conte, Food for Free, nettle soup, nettles, Richard Mabey, Risotto with Nettles
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