Tag - Food - Atomic Shrimp

Someone gave me a starter for German Friendship Cake - this is a sourdough culture that you feed for a while, then divide and use some, giving other portions of the live starter away to friends.

But what if nobody gives *you* the sourdough starter? Well, don't worry - you can make something very similar, called Billy No Mates Cake.

Friday, May 27, 2011

May 2011 - I found a second hand set of Play-Doh shaping tools in a charity shop for the bargain price of £1.50. The set includes a couple of different extruder tools which have potential for fun in the kitchen.

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Rose Petals

By Mike on Thursday, May 19, 2011, 19:53

May 2011 - Wild roses are in full and copious bloom. Let's see what we can do with rose petals.

Monday, May 2, 2011

Hops And Hop Shoots

By Mike on Monday, May 2, 2011, 22:36

May 2011 - I found some hops growing wild in a hedgerow. It's a little early to be looking to harvest the fragrant flowers, but in spring, the tender shoots are available to pick as a green vegetable.

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Breakfast Pie

By Mike on Sunday, May 1, 2011, 14:44

Breakfast Pie - A Full English Breakfast, in pie form! Can it be possibly true?

It certainly can - we live in an age of wonders!

Saturday, April 30, 2011

Thongweed

By Mike on Saturday, April 30, 2011, 19:54

April 2011 - I spent the day with friends at Lulworth Cove and got my boat tangled up in some floating Thongweed - it seemed like a good opportunity to snag some for experimental use in the kitchen.

Monday, April 25, 2011

Experiments With Dandelion Seeds

By Mike on Monday, April 25, 2011, 20:03

Dandelions are related to sunflowers. Sunflower seeds are grown for their edible oil content.

Dandelions are edible... but do the seeds (much smaller than sunflower seeds) contain usable amounts of oil, and can I extract it?

(This article also includes an experiment in sprouting dandelion seeds as a micro-salad)

Friday, April 22, 2011

Nettle Pudding And Nettle Burgers

By Mike on Friday, April 22, 2011, 15:04

This is a wild food recipe for something called Nettle Pudding. You could think of it as a vegetarian version of Black Pudding or sausages - it's ideal for slicing and frying to form the hearty centre of a cooked breakfast, or it can be sliced thinly and used in sandwiches.