Mahonia & Lavender Oat Bars: Berry Delicious!

July 7, 2018.Reading time 8 minutes.

You may not have heard of Mahonia berries but I know you’d love them – and they’re likely growing near you. Mahonia japonica and Mahonia bealei are both extremely common ornamental shrubs found in a wide variety of urban spaces – and in early July both are laden with deep blue dusky berries hanging in fat grape-like […]

Boozy Preserves: Wildcrafted Berry Compote

August 7, 2016.Reading time 8 minutes.

Yes, the cold snowy nights of winter may seem a long way off, but you can be sure, they’re coming. But if you get picking now – I guarantee this boozy, dark, thick wild berry compote will bring the heady luscious flavours of high summer back to your winter table. Using alcohol and sugar to […]

Wildcrafted Summer Libations: Herb and Blossom Infused Sake

July 22, 2015.Reading time 5 minutes.

What can be more delicious, cool and reviving on a warm sultry evening than Herb & Blossom Infused Sake served chilled over ice? Who knew that Sake, a dry Japanese rice wine, made such a gracious host for herbal and floral infusions? Well, the Japanese of course – but more on that later. Infused Sake […]