Recipes

Here are just a few of my favourite recipes.
Please come back as I’ll be putting more here quite regularly.

Plate of round cookies with an orange and pine branch in the background.

Wild Spice Christmas Tree Cookies

These were a real winner in the Christmas hamper I made for my family this year.
They made use of an assortment of dried wild roots and seeds I have collected across the year. Notably the wood avens roots add the distinctive clove aromas whilst the hogweed seeds to me add notes of cardamom and bitter orange. I've done this recipe with both Douglas fir and Scotts pine before and both add wonderful citrusy notes. If using your Christmas tree please just ensure it hasn't been sprayed with any nasty chemicals!

Plate of barley and pea salad topped with edible flowers and greens

Wild Garlic & Miso Buckwheat Risotto

This recipe uses wonderful nutty buckwheat groats instead of more typically used arborio rice. Buckwheat is actually classified as a seed not a grain and is packed full of fibre as well as magnesium. Nutritional benefits aside it is a delicious and easy to use substitution for rice and other grains and I love it’s chewy texture.This recipe packs in lots of nutrient dense wild greens and other veg as well as beans for extra protein and fibre. The wild garlic miso sauce can also make a great sauce that can be used in other recipes such as on noodles, pasta or roasted vegetables.

Seven glazed muffins with small white flowers on top, arranged on a white hexagonal plate, with elderflower and leaves on a wooden surface.

Nettle and Elderflower muffins

Probably two of my favourite wild foods combined in cake form!
These can be made as muffins or a cake. I love the subtle earthy flavour the nettles bring, perfectly balanced with zesty lemon and sweet floral elderflower.