Take your next meal to a whole new level with these healthy flavour bomb dressings. Bursting with flavour and dense in nutrients they are the antidote to bland. I use Sunday afternoon to ease my way into the busy week ahead. An hour or two of batch cooking is well worth the effort,…
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Elderberry Syrup From Dried Elderberries
Try to always have a stash of elderberry syrup on hand during winter. It is definitely one of the better tasting herbal remedies. One the whole family won’t turn their nose up to. In the UK and Europe, elderberry is a much loved traditional remedy. A valuable hedgerow medicine, used since ancient times for all…
Beetroot, Chocolate and Hazelnut Cake
Do you know that beautiful earthy smell after rain? The sweet, musky scent of a damp forest floor? There is an aromatic molecule responsible for this rich, deep aroma – it is called ‘geosmin’, and it is also present in beetroot. What better way to celebrate this deep earthiness than in a chocolate cake to…
Hawthorn and Apple Fruit Leathers
I have left a fair amount of rubber on the road in my time because of a true foragers eye. I drive my family insane by screeching to a halt next to a fertile roadside crop of something wonderful like elder, rosehips and most recently hawthorn. This find was the perfect opportunity to make a stash…
Healing Herbal Gummies
Healing herbal gummies never last long in our house. I started to make them when my first child was small. There is no better way to smuggle in herbs and nutritionals when the kids are sick. We now make a “general tonic” version, there is a stash in the fridge to snack on most…
Sauerkraut “Any Which Way” – Jar or Crock
Most people start their fermentation journey with sauerkraut. It is such a simple and tasty ferment with a long history and the flavour combinations are seemingly endless.
Roast Everything Soup
Winter has only just arrived and soups are now hitting high rotation in the kitchen. You know me, I like a recipe that is completely adaptable to any seasonal ingredients that are on hand and this is no exception. This recipe is so easy, you just roast everything, add some bone broth, stock or alkaline…
Cooling Aloe Cubes
There is a big pot of Aloe vera that sits just outside my kitchen door. I cannot tell you how many times I have popped out and torn off a little of the leaf to squeeze out the cooling gel to soothe a minor burn or a mozzie bite. When autumn comes I always try…
Baby Botanical Bath Bombs
At the moment, my kitchen smells DIVINE – I have been scenting a batch of bath bombs for teacher’s presents. They are infused with a gorgeous relaxing blend of essential oils including ylang-ylang, rose geranium, petitgrain and oakmoss. Not only do they smell divine, but they also look so pretty as we have been pressing…
Autumn Squash with Hazelnuts, Caramelised Onion, Quinoa and Currants
These knobbly little squash were rejects from a local seed grower however, I thought they had loads of personality. With a little love I transformed them into a lovely Autumn dinner. This summer has been HOT and we are all feeling rather exhausted around here. Salads have been our mainstay for months so it is…