Saturday, August 28, 2010
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
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
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.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
By Mike on Wednesday, August 25, 2010, 22:31
In a previous article, I speculated that it might be possible to cook limpets long and slow, to tenderise them - my holiday in the Highlands of Scotland in August 2010 offered the perfect opportunity to test this hypothesis.
By Mike on Wednesday, August 25, 2010, 22:31
During a very productive foraging walk in Flowerdale Forest, Wester Ross, in a damp and shady wooded area, we came across a number of blackcurrant bushes in full fruit.
Sunday, August 22, 2010
By Mike on Sunday, August 22, 2010, 15:01
On my holiday in the Highlands of Scotland, I found huge clusters of mussels on the rocks well below the tideline, including some really big ones.
Friday, August 20, 2010
By Mike on Friday, August 20, 2010, 15:00
Our holiday in the Highlands of Scotland in August 2010 was very productive time for foraging - one of the most plentiful wild food resources was raspberries.
Sunday, August 8, 2010
By Mike on Sunday, August 8, 2010, 15:13
Fish Pie is a classic British dish - but some examples of it will have you hunting for traces of the main ingredient.
This one is designed as the antidote to mediocre fish pie - so it's crammed with four different kinds of fish, and lots of it - I'm calling it Fiercely Fishy Pie.
Saturday, July 31, 2010
By Mike on Saturday, July 31, 2010, 23:19
The Military D Ration bar was a chocolate bar designed to be high in energy and highly durable and portable - to provide emergency nutrition in battle.
Let's see if I can re-create it.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
By Mike on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 23:02
July 2010 - Mahonia is a commonly planted shrub in gardens and parks - it can also sometimes be found naturalised in woodland - the berries are supposedly edible, but what are they like?
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