Foraging wild garlic

 Did you know there’s a superfood hiding in the woods right now? And it makes the best cheesy muffins! 

It’s wild garlic season! I went foraging to find this delicious, fragrant green and turned it into cheese & garlic muffins-and let me tell you, they are next-level good. 

Foraging is such a rewarding way to connect with nature. If you’ve never tried it, now is the perfect time. 

Let me know if you forage, and what for? 

Foraging & making Elderflower Cordial

I love Elderflower cordial, every year i say that i am going to forage and make some. This year I have actually done it!

Thought I would share with you my first attempt. Very happy with the finished cordial, I would definitely recommend giving it a go. 

I used roughly 20 heads of elderflower 

500g of caster sugar

4 tablespoons of honey

2 lemons.

1 litre of water.

Melt sugar & honey in 1 litre of water. Gently bring to the boil, until sugar has melted

Grate in lemon zest and add the Elderflower to the melted sugar water.

Squeeze in the lemon juice from one lemon and slice and add the second lemon to mixture.

Take off heat, cover & infuse for 24 hours.

Strain cordial through muslin and add to sterilised bottle.

Enjoy! 😊

Watercolour illustration - Foraging basket full of natures wild food wonders

Nothing quite like a spot of respectful foraging to help you reconnect to nature's amazing and delicious wonders!

Mushroom Pattern And Watermelon Pattern

New patterns are now available on Home Decor, Technology and Apparel products in both my Society6 and RedBubble shops.

A Mushroom Hunting Pattern. I hope i can bring you a bit of woodland magic with the feel of woodland walks, forest floors and the joy of mushroom spotting. I absolutely love mushrooms! So many beautiful shapes, colours, sizes and flavours (edible one's only obviously :) 

I am dreaming of tropical climates and summer holidays in this cold weather and lockdown in the UK. I hope my bright juicy watermelon patterns will bring you some positive feels about things to look forward to. 

Fruity, Juicy Watermelon Pattern now available on Home Decor, Technology and Apparel products in both my Society6 and RedBubble shops.

Wild Garlic Illustration

Feeling really inspired by some of my woodlands walks in the beautiful Derbyshire countryside at the moment. 

I love the heady smell of wild garlic. Definitely going to do some foraging, so I have been looking for some recipe inspiration. 

This is a great article by Countryfile The wild garlic, potato and chorizo tortilla looks amazing!