When Love Takes Its Time
It's Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week this week (29 April - 5 May). It's been thirteen and a half years since I first became a mother, and seven years since I first shared my story of how I struggled to
Planning for May
May day, May day! Can you believe we're already a third through the year? I'm updating all my monthly planning posts again for this year. In case it helps anyone else be more organised too, I’ll be sharing our monthly
Wild Garlic Butter
Wild garlic season is coming to an end. Sob. But there's one easy way to preserve some of that green goodness for the rest of the year - wild garlic butter! It freezes surprisingly easy, and if you freeze it
{Edinburgh} Argonaut Books
Earlier this month, my youngest and I visited the Trinity House Maritime Museum in Leith for the first time. But that's not the only new discovery we made in Leith. We also spotted a new (to us) bookshop, so of
Wild Garlic Oil
I'm in wild garlic heaven at the moment. I've already made wild garlic & cheddar biscuits twice, eaten my weight in wild garlic pesto, and have some pickled wild garlic buds resting in the fridge. Another quick way to include
Wild Garlic, Parsley & Ground Elder Cheese Spread
My love for wild garlic knows no bounds, but this simple recipe combines two of my favourite foraged spring greens - wild garlic (ramsons) and ground elder - together with some parsley. This cheese spread is delicious on oatcakes or
{Edinburgh} Family Walk Around Torduff Reservoir
As I've said before, one thing I love about living in Edinburgh is how close we are to nature and lots of great walks, such as the Hermitage of Braid or Buckstone Woods & Seven Acre Park. A bit further
Pickled Wild Garlic Buds
Wild garlic season is short. Even shorter is the window of opportunity to harvest wild garlic buds, before they bloom in to flowers. Pickled wild garlic bulbs are crunchy and aromatic, and taste delicious on thick slices of butter bread,
Ground Elder & Potato Bake
Let's talk about edible weeds. Last year, I share my recipe for soup made with ground elder - an incredibly invasive plant that is notoriously difficult to remove but actually used to be cultivated as a vegetable and was introduced
{Edinburgh} St Cecilia’s Hall & Musical Instrument Museum
I've got another Edinburgh 'hidden gem' to share with you today. Earlier this week I shared our visit to the Trinity House Maritime Museum, but that wasn't the only new museum we discovered in Edinburgh over the Easter holidays. We
Wild Garlic & Cheddar Biscuits (GF)
It's the peak season for wild garlic, both ramsons and few-flowered leek, so I simply must share our wild garlic & cheddar biscuits with you. There are absolutely more-ish! Ingredients 150g gluten free plain flour blend (I use Dove's Farm)*plus 1/4 tsp
{Edinburgh} Trinity House Maritime Museum
Forget the whole "there's no bad weather, just wrong clothing" thing - today was just miserable! But I needed an excuse to get the kids out the house, and as fate has it, just yesterday a post popped up on