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: Wild Food
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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Ostrich Egg Super Spring Frittata
When a lovely lady from Morrisons sends you an email saying, “Would you like an Ostrich egg?” the sensible thing to do is to think calmly and rationally about what are going to do with the equivalent to 24 hens … Continue reading
Posted in April, Eggs, Season, Spring, Uncategorized, Wild Food
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Wild Garlic Risotto
Last year I made the quintisenital Spring dish a Wild Garlic Risotto with St Georges Mushrooms . The mushrooms won’t appear for another few weeks so until then I am contenting myself with a simple risotto made with a wild … Continue reading
Posted in April, Grains and Pulses, Spring, Wild Food
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Rabbit with Mustard , Leek and Wild Garlic Sauce
Firstly now is actually not the best time to buy wild Rabbit ,from April they are busy breeding and feeding their young . However this is little wild bunny has been in my freezer for a couple of months, a … Continue reading
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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Blackberry Mousse
The Blackberry season came very early this year , I started gathering them at the end of July. According to tradition/Wikipaedia blackberries should not be picked after Michaelmas (29 September) as the devil has claimed them, leaving a mark on … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn, Desserts, Cakes and Biscuits, September, Wild Food
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Blackberry Yogurt Cake
Recently I found a second-hand copy of , “The Man Who Ate Everything” by Jeffrey Steingarten, a collection of essays from 90s written by the former Vogue Food Critic. In one essay on ripeness of fruit, I learnt that dessert … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn, Desserts, Cakes and Biscuits, July, Season, Wild Food
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Blackcurrant and Sloe Gin Sorbet
This week a very nice researcher from BBC Nottingham sent me a message , they were doing a piece on foraging and she wondered if I was able to show her some spots in Nottingham that day, where wild berries … Continue reading
Posted in Desserts, Cakes and Biscuits, July, Salads, Summer, Wild Food
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Homemade Raspberry Vinegar on Goats Cheese Salad and with Strawberries and Black Pepper
Summer berries and currants are now in season. We don’t have any fruit bushes in the garden but wandering along the canal bank yesterday I was really happy to see a few straggly raspberry plants. The fruits were very small … Continue reading
Apricot Tart Tatin
The greengrocers was selling massive boxes of perfectly ripe Apricots. I was seduced by their intoxicating scent and colour, pale orange with just a blush of pink and tasty globular sunset. I know I bang on about seasonal and local … Continue reading
Posted in July, Summer, Wild Food
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