We’ve called this ramson and hogweed crostini to make it sound a little more upmarket than it really is! A simple dish, easy to make, tastes great! Only pick the youngest hogweed shoots, ideally before they unfurl and have a silvery sheen to them. Ingredients 500g of hogweed, with stems trimmed A bunch of ramsons, rinsed, patted […]
A recipe for ramson dolmades (for 10 – 12), based on the classic Greek stuffed vine leaves. Ingredients Ramson leaves, 4 per dolmade A good handful of ramson stems and shoots, chopped 100g arborio rice 1 small onion A handful of hogweed shoots, chopped A handful of ground elder, chopped 2 or 3 finely […]
Ramsons are one of my favourite wild plants. When you first catch their garlicky scent you know the spring is well on its way. I like to eat the leaves, but my favourite is the flower just before it has opened, the taste is just awesome! And whilst we know that dogs shouldn’t eat onions, […]
Bannock, also known as flat bread, is a simple unleavened bread made from plain flour and water; we make it for breakfast on our Wayfarer’s Weekend. You can be a little more adventurous by adding some milk powder to the flour or from time to time I’ll use natural yoghurt instead of the water. Of […]
Here’s a video shot in mid-April of some edible plants in the hedgerow on the way to our ancient woodland camp. Plants found include hogweed, primrose, ramsons, nettles, white dead nettle, herb Robert and a couple of others. You might want to take a quick look at this video on hints & tips for foraging. […]
A quick and easy recipe to make delicious wild pakoras and ground ivy raita. Ingredients 100g of chickweed, nettles or ramsons A clove of garlic 1 onion, thinly sliced 200g chickpea flower 2 tsp of curry powder OR ½ tsp each of cumin, ground coriander, turmeric and ginger 1 tsp of salt 120mls water Vegetable […]
