… Green as in the predominant colour of my spring menu for Saturday, the 4th May 2013. Nature’s Larder is filling up again and I have been foraging for wild garlic already. For the next supper club there should be ample supplies of sweet woodruff on Wenlock Edge too which will gave an aromatic flavour to…
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Let’s kick start spring … Forage course in beautiful Shropshire followed by Spring Shropshire Secret Supper Club
Even though the snow has (finally?) gone, there is still a distinct lack of green in nature A few rays of sunshine will hopefully soon see to new growths a riots of Spring colour. I have to admit shamefacedly that we have only made a start today removing all the dead winter remains from our…
Shropshire Secret Supper Club goes foraging!
Back last year at our Moroccan Tagine Supper Club we met Richard and Anna who were featured on the BBC series Escape to the country. As a result they embarked onto their dream journey to transform Colemore Farm from Sleeping Beauty to sustainable farm and home with self catering accommodation. Richard dreams of creating a self sufficient…
Reunited with my sourdough – how a sourdough starter can cope with loneliness
Leaving your sourdough starter when you are away Having been away for a good week to visit family with my daughter back in Germany I was excited to see how my sourdough starter has been faring all alone and cold in the bottom of my fridge. From experience I know that a good starter can survive days…
Slow-roasted Easter Leg of Lamb with foraged Wild Garlic Paste
The slow roasting method at 80 degrees Celsius will deliver a super moist, tender and pink meat. It is suitable for other types of meat like beef and pork as well. Many modern ovens nowadays have a specialist setting which will keep the oven temperature from fluctuating too much. Give it a try. Ingredients for…
Happy Easter from KerstinsKitchen – Easter Leg of Lamb with Foraged Wild Garlic
For our family Easter Meal this year we are going to have the usual leg of lamb, but this year in a bit of a twist we will marinate it with a paste I made using our recently foraged wild garlic. Foraging on Wenlock Edge On a beautiful March day last week we climbed up Wenlock…
Forage Recipe – German Wild Garlic Dumplings (Bärlauch Knödel)
German Wild Garlic Dumplings (Bärlauch Knödel) made with Wild Garlic Paste (Bärlauchpaste) These dumplings are made of bread & egg and are delicious as a side dish instead of potatoes or chips with many meat casseroles or as a vegetarian main course with a mushroom or blue cheese sauce (as in the following recipe). The…
