Young fresh nettles can be collected from January onwards until approximately April. Don’t harvest older nettles! This is a surprisingly delicious and nutritious plant to pick during the Spring when it is young and not stingy! It is very rich in iron and other minerals and tastes very like spinach. Cut the head of theContinue reading “Spring Stinging Nettle Soup!”
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Seeds and spices and all things nice … for snacks or healthy home made Easter eggs !
Porridge song
Here is a wee porridge song for little people
Autumn Apple ideas
Craft idea Well Autumn is on its way. Here is a fun idea for using apples that are abundantly falling off the trees! Cut this way they make friendly little toadstools. Cooking idea Boil apples with a little water and you as many of these spices as you want to ..cloves ,cinnamon sticks ,aniseed andContinue reading “Autumn Apple ideas”
Picnic – easy food to make
Make a Popcorn and Food necklace; use popcorn, uncooked corn on the cob, hoola hoops, sweets and raisins How to make home made Ice cream! Mash the fruit ,strawberries, mangoes, blackcurrants… add castar sugar and double cream, stir and freeze. Hey Presto! You have delicious home made ice cream How to make peppermint creams usingContinue reading “Picnic – easy food to make”
Elder blossom cordial !
This is a wonderful refreshing cordial and in season as I write this in May/June. It grows in hedgerows throughout the UK and Europe. It’s strong sweet scent is unmistakable. Collect 10 big bunches of the flower heads without the long stalks. Put them into a bowl or a milk container. Add 1 lemon cutContinue reading “Elder blossom cordial !”
Roasting vegetables and making salads
Roasting vegetables It’s very easy to roast a whole host of vegetables and very flavoursome too. Cauliflower, sweet potatoes, pumpkin, parsnip, butter squash make great additions to the standard fare of carrots and potatoes etc. Pour a little olive oil on the baking tray and add salt and possibly caraway seeds, basil and rosemary ifContinue reading “Roasting vegetables and making salads”
Picnic – easy food to make
Live performance of Teddy Bear’s Picnic song Cutting food into fun shapes Making popcorn and a food necklace out of popcorn, hoola hoops, sweets, and raisins How to make home made Ice cream! Mash the fruit ,strawberries, mangoes, blackcurrants… add castar sugar and double cream, stir and freeze. Hey Presto! You have delicious home madeContinue reading “Picnic – easy food to make”
Yoghurt and Kefir – easy to make
Making your own yoghurt is very straightforward and is much nicer than the bought variety. Buy a good organic yogurt or kefir as a starter culture. Choose a glass jar size that makes enough for at least one to two servings for your family. Put about 1cm depth of yogurt in the jar. Warm yourContinue reading “Yoghurt and Kefir – easy to make”
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