Taste the Wild Blog

April 9, 2020

Yorkshire Pesto – Video Recipe Tutorial

Yorkshire Pesto - Foraged wild garlic & nettle leaves are mixed with hazel nuts, Yorkshire rapseed oil and some Wensleydale cheese in a mortar and pestle. Season to taste.

August 16, 2018

Blackberry, Bilberry, Orange and Apple Cake

This fruity cake is equally good served alongside a cup of tea, or as a dessert with creme fraiche and extra berries.

I made this cake for last weekend’s course in Staithes, – as promised here is the recipe. It’s great for baking ahead of time as it will store wrapped in foil for two days. I used about three quarters blackberries and one quarter bilberries, but you could vary this depending on what is around, – … Continued

September 5, 2016

Crab apple Brandy

Not just for jelly! Deliciously tart Crab apples turn a very average bottle of brandy into a luxury tipple. Ingredients: 1 x 70cl bottle of brandy 500g crab apples Juice of half a lemon 50g sugar Method: Wash the crab apples, remove the stalks and cut them into halves. Put them into a large bottle or jar … Continued

Crab apple Brandy