September 2013 - This is an attempt to make something similar to balsamic vinegar, from blackberries.
Sunday, September 1, 2013
Blackberry Balsamic Vinegar
By Mike on Sunday, September 1, 2013, 23:18
Sunday, September 1, 2013
By Mike on Sunday, September 1, 2013, 23:18
September 2013 - This is an attempt to make something similar to balsamic vinegar, from blackberries.
Sunday, August 25, 2013
By Mike on Sunday, August 25, 2013, 23:45
August 2013 - Blackberries are in season, and they're very good again this year.
I picked some and used them to make blackberry vinegar - it's a simple, delicious and useful way of preserving the lovely aroma and flavour of blackberries for use all year round.
Saturday, October 27, 2012
By Mike on Saturday, October 27, 2012, 12:32
October 2012 - it's a great year for sweet chestnuts - must be all that rain we had instead of a summer.
It's a race against the squirrels for these tasty treats - but this time, I won, and returned home with a couple of pounds of lovely plump chestnuts.
Monday, August 29, 2011
By Mike on Monday, August 29, 2011, 22:09
August 2011 - This doesn't happen often - although hazel trees are common, and produce nuts in abundance year after year, it always seems like the squirrels, mice, jays and weevils snaffle the crop before humans can get a look in.
Time and chance was kind to me on this occasion though and I was delighted to gather a satisfying heap of hazelnuts.
Saturday, August 27, 2011
By Mike on Saturday, August 27, 2011, 22:26
My attempt to home-grow cereal crops on a small scale (Project Wholegrain) is not going altogether as well as I had hoped, so I've supplemented my meagre harvest by going out gleaning.
Saturday, October 9, 2010
By Mike on Saturday, October 9, 2010, 20:05
I think this might be the most excited I've ever been about a fungus - and it isn't even edible - so what's going on? Well, it's a bit special, because it's big, strange-looking, and really quite uncommon - it's called Podoscypha multizonata - the Zoned Rosette.
Saturday, October 2, 2010
By Mike on Saturday, October 2, 2010, 20:46
October 2010. Autumn has arrived. Let's play conkers!
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
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
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.
Saturday, September 4, 2010
By Mike on Saturday, September 4, 2010, 20:47
In a grassy pasture at West Dean, Sussex, we found a giant puffball...
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