Nettle Pasta (And A New Toy)
A New Pasta Machine I bought a pasta machine.* Extravagant, I know but I've been talking myself out of it for a while and as I've been unable to find…
Eggless Spanish Tortilla with Nettles and Wild Garlic.
What Is Spanish Tortilla? For some reason I used to think that Spanish Omelette (or Tortilla) was an omelette made with loads of Spanish style ingredients like peppers and chorizo.…
Creamy Morel and Wild Garlic Spaghetti
I found my first Morels! It's actually kind of a sad story but one must still eat. There were only a few of them, so I gathered three of the…
Crispy Flora Pakora
This recipe was originally inspired by Tempura Vegetables, I thought it would be fun to try it with Dandelion and Primrose leaves and flowers but as I don't buy eggs…
Pizza Della Siepe
I love Italian food! I could eat pasta every day. I also love the principle of Italian cooking: Good ingredients prepared simply and with love. I make my own pizza…
Weeding Is Feeding!
I love gardening. I only moved into my home last September, so have been waiting impatiently to see what pops up in the Spring and get my hands dirty. Yesterday…
Common Nettle
Urtica dioca Edible A good wild edible for new foragers, being very common and familiar to most of us from painful and often memorable introductions in childhood but they will…