A simple, homemade recipe for Blackberry Granola, using the waste pulp from making blackberry cordial. This was such a satisfying recipe to create, with a fruity, blackberry flavour and the goodness of fibre, omega 3 and 6 from the blackberry seeds. This recipe is in my pocket book: Wild Food Foraging in Devon. I hope […]

Blackberry seeded bread is my new favourite bread. I love the fruity, wholesome flavour, the seeded texture and the dark colour. It's seasonal, full of goodness and uses the waste from making blackberry cordial. What's not to like! You can find out more about the goodness in blackberry seeds and lots more recipes for using […]

Technically this is fruit and seed fruit leather! Although I'm a forager by trade, in my heart I'm still an artist that loves to be creative. For me, wild food is a natural material to play with, use well and not waste. So when I make blackberry cordial or blackberry coulis and am left with […]

This blackberry cordial is divine, with a deep, full flavour. Use for hot or cold drinks, drizzled over hot porridge, over chocolate cake, over baked cheesecake, or mix with whiskey. The secret of this recipe is to let the blackberry juices release and not to add any additional water. That way you are left with […]

These roasted buckwheat, blackberry seed and seaweed crackers are wild! I've been tweaking this recipe for a while and it is my favourite version yet. They're a little pink, or is it red or mauve, created by the addition of dried blackberry pulp and dulse seaweed. They are perfect for serving with my Baba Ganoush […]

Blackberries (Rubus fruticosus) are our native super fruit here in the UK. So full of flavour, fibre, vitamin C and K. Pretty much everyone knows blackberries here. It is blackberries that makes many people a forager. Yes, if you've picked and eaten wild blackberries you are a forager! I love to pick and munch these […]

    Miss Blackberry, are you winking at me? Flashing your juicy smile my way. How can I resist your deep colouring and shiny curves dotting the prickly hedgerows. And how can I decipher your sweetness from your sour sisters and under-ripe brothers?     It's hard to know isn't it. Hard to know which […]

Full of irresistible flavour, in a British pudding kind-of-way, with no awards for appearances. A cobbler is a baked dish made with fruit and batter, it’s stodgy, filling and easy to make. Just as satisfying as bread pudding, using blackberries as a flavouring makes it a classic for September. Oh, September has ended? Well, your […]

Blackberries - everyone knows them, everyone forages them. Blackberries make everyone a forager, and what a perfect fruit to be picked. Growing in abundance, and packed with vitamin C and fibre, this humble fruit unites cities, waysides, hedgerows, countryside and wasteland through their presence, it even connects us all back to the Stone Age, as […]

It's here! A little book (perfect for taking out with you) focused on foraging in the diverse county of Devon. This is where my foraging journey truly began, so I'm delighted to write a book based on the wild foods available here. What's in the Wild Food Foraging in Devon book? 18 wild edible plants, […]

Published Sept 2023. A practical pocket book introducing us to the delights of foraging in the Devonian countryside. From blackberry granola to sorrel butter this book will familiarise you with 18 edible plants through identification pointers, a seasonal chart, sustainability tips, over 100 photographs and 29 step-by-step recipes.  

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 […]

In 2021 I was approached by community artist Emma Smith who was commissioned by Cornwall council to create artworks for the new footpath and cycle path connecting Penzance and Marazion. The project was named: Gwelen. Inspired by the submerged forest that existed in Mounts Bay thousands of years ago, she invited me to talk about […]

A short video about foraging in Autumn and talking about how I got into foraging, the benefits and how to get started. This was a fun video to make on a rainy, Cornish morning and is perfect if you're new to foraging. Discover my answers to the following general questions about foraging; How did I […]

These moreish, slightly red-tinged rosehip crackers are a winner. Made with dehydrated, wild rosehip flesh, they have a burst of vitamin C and a subtle tart tang to them. How to make rosehip crackers To make them I used my rosehip fruit leather (a great way to store and snack on the goodness of rosehips). […]

As a wild cook, sometimes I hit upon creating a new recipe that works first time, I mean, really works. This recipe was one of those. It uses Alexander seeds (Smyrnium olusatrum) which is one of my favourite wild spices. Meanwhile, here's my Alexander seed bread recipe, while we're at it! Alexander seeds has an […]

As August has been unfolding I have been sneaking up to the moors and delighting in the tinges of purple, pinks and yellow as the heath-land takes on its late-summer coat. Bell heather  (Erica cinerea) is the first to appear with her larger purple bell-shaped flowers. Followed by heather, also known as Ling (Calluna vulgaris) […]

It is spring, the time for going nettling!   I wait and wait for this moment in spring. Last week I passed a huge patch of stinging nettles (urtica dioica), looking all lovely and ready to pick. It's hard to explain, but when they're really ready their presence changes, they become more vibrant looking and […]

I am so excited because I just found a bag of blackberries at the back of my freezer. I thought I'd used them all, though no! I haven't. These will be perfect for making a yummy dessert, and it is party food time of year, isn't it?! I could say a lot about blackberries (Rubus […]

Testimonials Hi Rachel many thanks for the foraging course last Wednesday, we really enjoyed it and Dave and the boys have already been back to forage bladder rack, Irish moss and pepper dulce and made some soup! He cooked and added it to a carrot based soup!  - all made up! Cathy, Cornwall Just wanted […]

Unique Island Foraging Really, like nowhere else. Sudi Pigott, food journalist and author compared Gourmet Foraging and Dining on Scilly to an experience at Noma - Rene Redzepi's  Copenhagen restaurant, which, at least twice has won best restaurant in the world awards (S. Pellegrino 50). Noma specialises in using foraged and seasonal produce and has […]