Recipes
Gooseberries and elderflower really go well together and years ago I started to create a ferment combining the two flavours. Imagine the tang of the gooseberry with the floral notes of the elderflower. This then worked to compliment some smoked mackerel. Since the...
Ok! Hands up, I’m not a sprout fan!I used to ask for one sprout on Christmas Day and that was it, all year! But.. sprout kimchi! Bring it on! With cheesy oatcakes? Festive left overs? This will add that perfect kick and life to anything this winter! I’ll give you a...
Did you see @andioliver Fabulous Feasts on BBC 2, epsiode 4 on Stoke? If not, go watch it! (And the whole series for that matter!) BBC Andi Oliver's Fabulous Feasts Stoke The programme focused on #stokeontrent in particular Portland Street...
A Spring creation when the Wild Garlic and the stunning Magnolia flowers are blooming. This delicious Wild kimchi in the making sourced from foraged ingredients.. I created an adapted Wild “kimchi” recipe to help me get through the Wild Biome Project 2025 where I was...
For the Autumn Months.. When Crab apples and damsons are on the trees, this is an easy way to use these delicious fruits Fermented crab apple and damson chutney I posted this recipe on Instagram in 2020. It’s still a favourite I make every year, so I thought I would...
Sweet Pickled Magnolia petals are an absolute hit. These are a fridge staple every year. And I hate to admit it but I prefer the pickled version than fermented magnolia petals on their own. I will have to share this recipe with you! As for fermenting Magnolia petals I...
Having been fascinated by fermentation since 2012 and how it changes food into some of the most delicious flavours I have have ever experienced. I haven’t come out of the rabbit hole of learning about fermentation and there is no end in sight! There are so many...
Photo of many delicious and colourful sauerkrauts created at an Autumnal sauerkraut workshop. Lacto-fermentation Sauerkraut was the opening door into the fermented world for me 15 years ago. The first ferment I was taught was sauerkraut. I had no idea about fermented...
Nettles are perhaps my favourite wild green.. even with it's stings designed by nature to protect itself, I'm willing to take the sting to harvest it with thanks! This is a Spring green I really look forward to and will be on it's way soon! Harvested from clean...
Nettle & Lemon Gluten-Free Seed Crackers: A Flavourful, Nutritious Snack For years, these nettle and lemon gluten-free seed crackers have been a staple in my kitchen. As someone who is gluten-free and also struggles with oats, finding a delicious and nutritious snack...