This Wild Seaweed and Miso Noodles recipe is a great way to cook with either freshly harvested, or previously dried foraged seaweeds. This recipe was inspired by my good friend Joanna Ruminska from Incredible Edible, a professional forager based in…
Easy Elderflower Jam Recipe
This easy Elderflower Jam recipe is a simple way to turn these frothy Spring flowers into a beautiful fragrant preserve. Make extra, as this stuff tastes so good!!! Making homemade jam always feels like pure alchemy. You start off with…
Blackberry and Coconut Muffins
These blackberry and coconut muffins are a great way to use up a good haul of foraged hedgerow blackberries! I first made this recipe last week after picking my first blackberries of the season. I literally threw ingredients into a…
Staresso Mini Portable Espresso Coffee Maker Review
In this Staresso Mini portable espresso maker review you’ll find out if this offgrid espresso coffee maker is any good, and if I’d recommend it for your outdoor adventures. STARESSO MINI PORTABLE ESPRESSO MAKER DETAILS: • Link: Staresso Mini –…
Silky Smooth Cream of Nettle Soup
This cream of nettle soup recipe turns your patch of stinging nettles at the bottom of the garden into a silky smooth, and super nutritious starter or light lunch. How to make Cream of Nettle Soup Start by foraging for…
One-Pot Pasta Digital Cookbook
One-Pot Pasta, my latest digital cookbook, has officially landed! In it you’ll 25 quick one-pot recipes with simple dried pasta at the heart of them. This eBook is a godsend for all those days when you don’t have time to…
How to Cook Slow Cooker Venison Shanks
These Slow Cooker Venison Shanks are a wonderfully easy way to turn an otherwise chewy cut of meat into the tenderest and most lip smacking meal! Hot off the heels of my last venison recipe (for this tasty venison pie in…
Wild Rose Hip Syrup Recipe
This rose hip syrup recipe is a delicious wild cordial made from foraged rose hips. It’s a traditional winter tonic, packed full of Vitamin C, but it makes an equally delicious cocktail too! This wild rose hip syrup recipe is…
The Best Venison Pie Recipe
If you’re looking for a stunning venison pie recipe, you’re definitely in the right place! This recipe is rich and creamy with some surprising spices that firmly take it to the next level. If you hunt, or in my case…
Homemade Strawberry Vodka Liqueur
This easy homemade Strawberry Vodka Liqueur is the perfect way to preserve the beautiful scent and flavour of fresh summer strawberries into a smooth, velvety drink to enjoy in the winter months. Whether you make this homemade liqueur with homegrown…
How to Make Butter – both electric & hand power methods
If you’ve ever wondered how to make butter, I’m so happy to walk you through the easy and very satisfying process. And I’ll show you a few different ways of making it too. From using a stand mixer, hand mixer,…
Curried Chicken Tray Bake by The Slimming Foodie
This Curried Chicken Tray Bake is a quick, throw together meal that needs little fussing or tending. Perfect for those busy nights when you just need to get everyone fed, pronto! This recipe is shared with kind permission from The Slimming…
Honey Lemon Pepper Wings – Easy Sheet Pan Meal
These honey lemon pepper wings are such a delight, both to make and to eat! Serve them with beer for game night, or side salads and fresh bread for a cheap and easy dinner. How to make honey lemon pepper…
Beef Pan Fried Noodles – easy one pot meal
These beef pan fried noodles are such a hit both at home, and away camping! They are delicious, pretty healthy and ready in no time. Oh how I love quick and easy one- pot meals! Not only are they great…
Slow Cooker Duck Legs
This easy recipe for slow cooker duck legs requires very little hands on effort, yet tastes like a restaurant quality meal! I love duck legs when the skin is crisp and golden, yet the meat inside is soft and…
Easy Homemade Rhubarb Slice (with Puff Pastry)
This easy rhubarb slice recipe celebrates the tart nature of fresh rhubarb, being sweetened only with orange juice and sultanas (and no added sugar!) This recipe was originally written in 2013 and has since been updated. Rhubarb is a wonderful…
Cheese and Bean Toastie (no sandwich toaster needed!)
Making a Cheese and Bean Toastie is so easy that even the kids can do it! Follow my step by step process to get this quick mini meal on the table in minutes. This quick little how-to is…
Quick Crispy Sea Bass Risotto with Peas and Lemon
This Sea Bass Risotto recipe is so quick and easy to make, but tastes extraordinarily good. The sea bass is juicy with golden, crispy skin and the risotto is creamy, rich and comforting. If ever there was a recipe I…
Easy Butter Bean Dip – creamy / nutritious / vegan
This easy Butter Bean Dip is a creamy, nutritious spread that is similar to hummus, but is made with butter beans (aka Lima Beans) instead of chickpeas (aka garbanzo beans). This quick little recipe came about when I had an…
Easy Apple and Plum Crumble
This easy apple and plum crumble recipe is our go to dessert when we need something comforting and nostalgic. How to make an apple and plum crumble This traditional English dessert couldn’t be easier to make. It basically consists of…
Cod and Chorizo Tray Bake – easy one pan dinner
This gorgeous cod and chorizo tray bake makes such an easy one pan dinner that’s very hands off and can be prepped ahead of time for a quick and easy sheet pan meal. When you can find a fresh, sustainably…
Samuel Groves Cookware Review | Buy British
Samuel Groves cookware is worth a look if you’re ready to invest in some classic, English made quality pieces for your kitchen. In this post I walk you through some of my favourite Samuel Groves pans. If, like me, finding…
Creamy Pumpkin and Mushroom Risotto
This pumpkin and mushroom risotto recipe is rich and creamy, and makes the perfect comfort food on days when you need a little extra love. A homemade mushroom risotto is always worth the effort, but today I fancied adding a…
Easy Refried Beans Quesadilla – 10 minute meal ideas
This Refried Beans Quesadilla recipe makes a brilliant quick, nutritious and balanced vegetarian meal that’s naturally high in protein and so filling! I have to put my hands up to having these bean quesadillas for lunch for the past three…
Traditional Figgy Pudding Recipe + easy step by step photos
This traditional figgy pudding recipe is an old fashioned English dessert usually served at Christmas. My version was heavily inspired by the original celebrity chef, Mrs Beeton. This recipe was originally written in 2015 & has been updated today. As a…
Quick Spanish Chicken Stew – Easy One Pot Recipes
This Spanish Chicken Stew recipe is a quick and easy stovetop meal, all cooked in just one-pot and ready in just 30 minutes. Traditionally, a Spanish Chicken Stew would be cooked really slowly in the oven. But in todays recipe…
Stir Fried Squid with Lemongrass – Quick One Pot Meals!
This quick & easy stir fried squid with lemongrass recipe is super light and fragrant. You can pair it with rice or noodles, or keep it as is for a low carb option. Squid cooks so fast, literally in 3-5…
Festive Stellar Baking Giveaway (Worth Over £100!!!)
If you’re looking to level up your baking game this festive season, or perhaps you’re looking for the perfect gift for your baking mad loved one, this giveaway will be RIGHT up your street! Before I go on to show…
Crispy Breakfast Sweet Potatoes – Quick One-Pan Recipe
This recipe for crispy breakfast sweet potatoes is a quick and easy way to get perfectly cooked crispy potatoes every single time. Have you ever heard of twice, or even triple cooked chips/fries? The reason that chefs worldwide go to…
Simple Honey and Mustard Gammon
This simple honey and mustard gammon recipe is such an easy way to cook a moist, juicy baked gammon ham. This recipe is sponsored by Thermapen Let’s make this year the one! After the isolation of Christmas 2020, I’m sure…