Tag - Food - Atomic Shrimp

We took a day trip to Lulworth cove - the sea is beautifully clean and clear here, making it a good place to forage for shellfish. Let's try eating limpets...

Winkles

By Mike on Saturday, June 12, 2010, 09:11

Turn over any rock at the seaside and you're quite likely to find these little critters - they're Common Periwinkles - otherwise known simply as winkles. They are very commonly eaten - so let's see what they're like.

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Mum's Chocolate And Raisin Jumbles

By Mike on Wednesday, June 9, 2010, 22:41

My mother used to make these cookies when I was a child - they're loaded with chocolate and raisins and they're crisp, yet soft and slightly chewy - called Chocolate And Raisin Jumbles - and they're altogether delicious.

Sunday, June 6, 2010

Judas Ear Fungus

By Mike on Sunday, June 6, 2010, 13:15

Up on St Catherine's Hill, Winchester, there are a great many Elder trees - including some quite old, decaying specimens - this is a great place to go looking for Judas Ear Fungus.

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Wild Asparagus

By Mike on Wednesday, June 2, 2010, 21:26

May/June 2010 - I picked some spears of wild asparagus from a salt marsh on the Hamble - after what turned out to be a very long wait.

Sunday, May 2, 2010

Lime Leaves

By Mike on Sunday, May 2, 2010, 22:55

May 2010 - Spring has finally arrived and the trees are starting to leaf out - the young leaves of Lime trees are supposedly edible - let's give them a try..

Thursday, April 8, 2010

Fully Loaded Rock Cakes

By Mike on Thursday, April 8, 2010, 21:04

These are the rock cakes you have been looking for - I've bent the rules a bit and heaped them full of fruit and chocolate - you won't believe how good they taste.