October 2010. Autumn has arrived. Let's play conkers!
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Conkers
By Mike on Saturday, October 2, 2010, 20:46
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Whitebeam
By Mike on Wednesday, September 29, 2010, 14:29
Urban foraging in the historic market town of Wymondham, Norfolk, I found a number of street-planted Whitebeam trees, heavy with loads of really plump fruits.
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Shaggy Inkcaps
By Mike on Sunday, September 26, 2010, 20:07
If you're lucky enough to find a patch of these mushrooms, you're in for a treat. Shaggy Inkcaps are delicious, but are so delicate and ephemeral, you'll need to pick and cook them straight away.
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Steak And Kidney Pudding
By Mike on Sunday, September 19, 2010, 19:58
Here's another classic British dish - much misunderstood and often under-appreciated. But folks don't know what they're missing - it's steak and kidney pudding.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Don't Eat This - Things The Wild Food Forager Should Avoid
By Mike on Thursday, September 9, 2010, 22:44
A load of mushrooms sprang up right in my garden - at first, I thought I had a good crop of Wood Mushrooms. My excitement turned to disappointment, however, when the fungi proved to be specimens of The Yellow Stainer.
This article also explores a selection of other things that the wild food forager should be aware - and wary - of.
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Giant Puffball
By Mike on Saturday, September 4, 2010, 20:47
In a grassy pasture at West Dean, Sussex, we found a giant puffball...
Horse Mushrooms
By Mike on Saturday, September 4, 2010, 13:35
We went to a Tomato Festival at West Dean. Arriving early, we were one of the first few cars in the parking field and we found some fantastic horse mushrooms.
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Highland Wild Food Foraging
By Mike on Saturday, August 28, 2010, 13:53
My partiality for wild foods is especially stimulated when I travel and enjoy the opportunity to find new things to eat. This year, we spent a week in the Highlands of Scotland
Friday, August 27, 2010
Seaweed - Enteromorpha Intestinalis
By Mike on Friday, August 27, 2010, 22:06
August 2010 - It may look pretty unpromising - and the common name ('floating gutweed') even worse, but this common seaweed - found mainly in rock pools toward the high tide mark - is edible and tasty.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Cockles
By Mike on Thursday, August 26, 2010, 23:47
While enjoying a sunny day on the beach at a sandy bay in Gairloch, on holiday in the Highlands of Scotland, we stumbled upon some cockles completely by accident.
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