This Japanese knotweed recipe is good, I mean really good. It is possibly my favourite recipe with this plant, though I do love using it several ways. The Japanese tend to use this ingredient for savoury recipes, as it's packed with umami flavour. I prefer taking it sweet to match its sour tones. I know […]

A delectably thick, fruity-flavoured jam which is gorgeous as a layer in Japanese knotweed frangipane or lathered onto toast. This is one of the recipes from my book: Wild and Sweet - forage and make 101 seasonal desserts. If your not familiar with this as an edible wild food, I highly recommend it for flavour, […]

Japanese Knotweed (Fallopia japonica) is considered a very invasive weed in many parts of the world, including across Europe. Here I share tips on how to turn this invasive plant into a tasty food, including information on how to do this safely and legally. I share the when, how, what and why of cooking and […]

I love to eat weeds. Many weeds are edible, abundant and available as food if we just knew, or remembered, how to use and cook them. Invasive plants are also great to eat. I always think; why curse something when you could be eating it and benefiting from its abundance? In Spring, many weeds are […]

As a child, homemade jam tarts were easy treats for my sisters and I to make and devour, filling the gap on boring rain-filled days with something sweet to lift us. This pastry is laced with a little less sugar and a pinch a wholemeal flour to create a more balanced snack for adults or […]

Wild and Sweet is the book I always wanted to write. The idea came to me about 12 years ago (2010) when I was inspired to create my first Nettle and Honey cake. It looked and smelt great when I took it out of the oven. I let it cool a little then wrapped the […]

Our culture is predominantly one of fear mongering - the newspapers & media are full of it, keeping many in business as we seem to thrive on the flight-fight instinct of protect & defend. Funny really, as so many of our predators are extinct, our fears could justifiably be considerably reduced. More recently the fear […]