“Only kiss when Gorse is in flower!” Fortunately for lovers everywhere, there are twenty species of gorse out there, so there’s always one in flower! They are sort-of sweet (unless you pick them along the coast) and sort of coconutty or pineapple-ish. The flavour you get from them depends a lot on your taste buds. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.keeperofthekitchen.com/2025/03/18/gorse-shortbread/
Magnolia flowers…. we’ve been eating a lot of them lately, between Magnolia Flower Pickle and Chocolate Dipped Magnolia Flowers and this amazing Magnolia Flower Drizzle. We’re two weeks into official spring and we’ve already finished off two of these beauties!
Permanent link to this article: https://www.keeperofthekitchen.com/2023/03/23/magnolia-flower-drizzle/
I’m on a bit of a Magnolia Flower binge at the moment – it’s understandable, they’re only buds for a short time and our weather is so changeable right now, you’ve got to ‘gather your rosebuds magnolias while you may’! Today’s foodie choice is magnolia flower pickle, which means we can enjoy them well into …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.keeperofthekitchen.com/2023/03/13/magnolia-flower-pickle/
I’m always really excited when I find a fig tree – like something in me forgets that I live in England now, and I’ve yet to pick a ripe fig from a tree – even here in the very South of England. Fortunately a South African friend of mine invited me round to her house …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.keeperofthekitchen.com/2022/06/05/green-fig-preserve/
Nougat is one of my Christmas favourites. I’ll always add it to a gift hamper if I can, and I certainly enjoy having it in the snack box for the festive season. The Thermomix nougat is different to a shop bought one – it is a bit softer than a commercially made one (because this …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.keeperofthekitchen.com/2021/12/22/thermomix-christmas-nougat/
When it’s warm enough to roll down the windows as I drive around the island and I smell the feint hint of garlic in the air, I know it’s wild garlic season and time for wild garlic capers. We’re pretty lucky to have a huge amount of wild garlic on the Island, so we can …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.keeperofthekitchen.com/2021/04/28/wild-garlic-capers-antics/
Permanent link to this article: https://www.keeperofthekitchen.com/2020/07/31/tips-for-food-gift-and-hamper-labeling/
Permanent link to this article: https://www.keeperofthekitchen.com/2020/06/23/foraged-hawthorn-blossom-vodka/
Permanent link to this article: https://www.keeperofthekitchen.com/2020/03/29/easy-cheesy-biscuits-kids-in-the-kitchen/
Permanent link to this article: https://www.keeperofthekitchen.com/2018/06/07/giant-cookies-fathers-day-occasions/
