About Me
Becky a 30 something old Brit , living in Nottingham,UK, Though this blog and I started our lives in Bristol.
I love to cook with seasonal fresh and often wild ingredients from foraged ingredients from the city and country.
If you like what you see or have some suggestions please send me an email at beckayork@gmail.com or leave a comment on my blog
Category Archives: Vegetarian
Cookbook : Leon Baking & Puddings : Spelt and Walnut Loaf , Damson Parfait
Another cookbook to kick my cooking muscles back into gear this time for Leon restaurants the takeout restaurants tick all my boxes with a focus on sunstainability and seasonally . Leon restaurants don’t exit outside London which is really unfair … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn, Meals, Season, September, Vegetarian, Wild Food
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Portabello Stuffed Mushroom Burgers with Tomato Salsa
I love the big portabello mushrooms we get in the vegebox. They are lovely make just seasoned and grilled in a cob. This time I decided to do a little extra with them by stuffing them. You could use sausage … Continue reading
Posted in August, Summer, Vegetables and Fruit, Vegetarian
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Cucumber , Radish and Broad Bean Salad with Radish Leaf and Feta Pesto
One of the signs of early labour is something called nesting, women report a strong urge to clean. Nesting is the only practical explanation for I spent the first day of a heatwave vaccuming the house, washing the kitchen floor, … Continue reading
Rhubarb Bakewell (Rhubarb and Almond Tart)
When I was little my aunt Lizzie was exactly who I wanted to be when I grew up. One of my Mums best friends, single without kids, she lived in a gloriously clean and tidy house in a small village … Continue reading
Posted in Pies Quiches and Tarts, Vegetables and Fruit, Vegetarian, Winter
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Blackberry Bakewell
I think this will be the last blackberry post of the season, it’s been a fantastic crop this year, fat and juicy from all the rain .The last bag of blackberries got squashed under a hundred weight of sloes, which … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn, Meals, September, Vegetarian
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Elderberry Cordial
Elderflowers get all the attention in summer, with pages of magazine articles devoted to stories of people making their own elderflower cordial , champagne and ices. I’m guilty too , I still have a few bottles of elderflower champage in … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn, Season, Vegetarian, Wild Food
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Spicy Beetroot and Coconut Soup with Herbed Yogurt
Lovebeetroot.co.uk tells me beetroot is considered by many cultures a food of love. Even more sordily the Romans considered it such an aphrodisiac that the official brothel of Pompei was adorned with picture of beetroots. Just recently I have fallen … Continue reading
Seared Salmon with Runner Beans dressed with Horseradish , Garlic and Lemon.
Walking along the canal bank the other day I spotted some Horseradish growing , it looks a little like dock leaves , but there is a distinctive corkscrew twist to the leaves. I popped back to the house to get … Continue reading
Posted in Fish, July, Summer, Vegetables and Fruit, Vegetarian
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Sea Bass with Fennel , Broad Beans & New Potato Salad Dressed with Mint and Parsley
I am determined to master filleting fish, it’s one of those skills that once mastered makes you look wholly professional. Thanks to You Tube I can now make a passable effort but I am still too stabby with the knife. … Continue reading
Posted in Fish, July, June, Salads, Summer, Vegetables and Fruit, Vegetarian
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Crab and Pea Risotto
Rose Prince writes in the New English Kitchen “Making stock in the home creates an atmosphere. You walk in the door to an aroma that tells you, good food is in this place . The atmosphere never really leaves. When … Continue reading
Posted in May, Seafood, Spring, Vegetables and Fruit, Vegetarian
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