London will soon be decorated with blossoming elderflowers, with beautiful white flowers decorating our parks. But did you know you should pick them and bring them home to make your very own home made elderflower cordial? It's time to go for a walk - with a basket on your arm. Picking elderflowers is easy! And you should definetly do it as a family, allwoing the children to take part in the whole...
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Seasonal food in September and time for Scandinavian HYGGE
Never mind the colder temperatures, the shorter days and gusts of wind and rain... September is the season for food, homemade beautiful food, to be enjoyed together with the ones you love. And here's a quick round up including our favourite foods and recipes. To me it's the season of apple and a good reason to indulge in some tasty apple pie. We love the Norwegian style, which is more like a...
Read moreSeasonal food, what’s in season for September
Why eat seasonal food? Seasonal food is fresher and so tends to be tastier and more nutritious and it’s a lot more affordable. By eating whats in season in the UK you help reduce the energy needed to grow and transport the food we eat and you help support the local economy. What’s in season, for September; September is the time to preserve fruit and berries. We've been busy is the Little...
Read moreWhat’s in season, August
Why eat seasonal food? Seasonal food is fresher and so tends to be tastier and more nutritious and it’s a lot more affordable. By eating whats in season in the UK you help reduce the energy needed to grow and transport the food we eat and you help support the local economy. What’s in season, for August; Raspberries and strawberries served with custard Fruit & Vegetables Apples, Apricots,...
Read moreWhat’s in season, April
Why eat seasonal food? Seasonal food is fresher and so tends to be tastier and more nutritious and it's a lot more affordable. By eating whats in season in the UK you help reduce the energy needed to grow and transport the food we eat and you help support the local economy. What's in season, for April; Fruit and vegetables Asparagus, Morel mushrooms, Purple sprouting broccoli, Rhubarb, Sald...
Read moreWhat’s in season, March
Why eat seasonal food? Seasonal food is fresher and so tends to be tastier and more nutritious and it's a lot more affordable. By eating whats in season in the UK you help reduce the energy needed to grow and transport the food we eat and you help support the local economy. What's in season, for March; Fruit and vegetables Celeriac, Endive, Jerusalem artichokes, Leeks, Parsnips, Purple sprouting...
Read moreWhat’s in season, February
Why eat seasonal food? Seasonal food is fresher and so tends to be tastier and more nutritious and it's a lot more affordable. By eating whats in season in the UK you help reduce the energy needed to grow and transport the food we eat and you help support the local economy. What's in season, for February; Fruit and vegetables Cabbage, Cavolo nero and curly kale, Endive, Forced rhubarb, Jerusalem...
Read moreWhat’s in season; Beetroot
So beetroot is in season? What to do with a bunch of muddy dark red vegetables? We have made pickled beetroot, for use in salads, as sides for meat and on top of rye cracker with paté. Pick your own at a Pick your own farm or buy fresh ones at your local farmers marked. Here's our easy recipe for Pickled Beetroot: Cooking time: 2 hours Ingredients 1kg beetroot 5 dl vinegar 100g sugar 2 tbsp...
Read moreWhat’s in season; Mackerel
It's nothing quite like being served fresh mackerel. Mackerel is in season and are easy to find and reasonably priced at the moment. Mackerel are round oily sea fish with it's rich taste and dark flesh with a high content of healthy Omega-3 fatty acids -and we think it's absolutely best when served together with cucumber salad. Cucumber salad 1 cucumber, thinly sliced 1 teaspoon sugar 2...
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