Category Archives: Foraging
Michelin chef confirmed for Dales Food Festival
Swinton Park’s charismatic Michelin-trained Chef Director, Stephen Bulmer, is one of the stars set to feature at the Dales Festival of Food and Drink taking place this Bank Holiday weekend. Stephen will hold a seasonal foraging-themed demonstration on Monday 5th May at 1pm, … Continue reading
Posted in chefs, Events, Foraging, Wild Food
Tagged dales food festival, foraging, stephen bulmer, swinton park
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Sloe Gin
We have a fantastic crop of Sloe’s this year, the blackthorn bushes are full of big juicy fruits, so here is a simple method for Sloe Gin ready for Christmas, to drink yourself or bottle for Xmas gifts, Frugal Xmas … Continue reading
Posted in Drinks, Foraging, wine, Yorkshire Dales Food
Tagged blackthorn, christmas, gin, Kilner jar, Prunus spinosa, sloe, Sloe gin, sugar
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Yorkshire Dales Food Festival, Leyburn
What fantastic weather we had for the 10th Leyburn, Yorkshire Dales food Festival, blue skies and sunshine all weekend. This event has grown into a great foodie treat with over 80 local food producers on site, a beer festival, cookery … Continue reading
Posted in Chorizo, Eating, Events, Food, Foraging, Seafood, Wild Food, Yorkshire Dales Food
Tagged BBC Radio 4, bread, Cherry Vinegar, chocolate, Food, leyburn, North Yorkshire, paprika, scallops, whitby, Womersley, Yorkshire, Yorkshire Dales, yorkshire chorizo
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Foraging for Wild Food with Stephanie Moon
As part of our Fresh Radio Podcast Series (now available on iTunes here) myself & Ian Smith visited Rudding Park near Harrogate to meet up with Stephanie Moon for a spot of Wild Food Foraging. Stephanie the acclaimed Yorkshire Chef … Continue reading
Posted in blogs, chefs, Food, Foraging, Sausages, Wild Food, Yorkshire, Yorkshire Dales Food
Tagged Aleshoof, Blackberries, fresh radio, hazelnut, Nettles, Rudding Park, Sloes, Stepahine Moon, Wild Food, Wild Foraging, Wild Sorrell
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How to make Cider – Naylor’s Community Cider Day
What a fantastic day we had in Crosshill’s on Saturday at Naylor’s Brewery & Beer Emporium. Apples from far and wide were brought in by everyone from a couple of kilos in a carrier bag to several hundred Kgs in … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Foraging, Kitchen garden, Yorkshire, Yorkshire Dales Food
Tagged apples, beer emporium, cider, craven brown ale, ferment, naylor's brewery, pomace, pork pies, press, scratter, scrumping
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Sloe Berries & Cheap Gin!
If you see some cheap gin on offer in the supermarket or off licence buy a bottle, drink a third (maybe a nice gin cocktail or classic G&T) then top up with wild sloe berries and sugar, replace the lid … Continue reading
The Yorkshire Dales Food Podcast – FreshFood
During the summer Ian Smith and I have run a small Foodie Feature on our local radio station Fresh Radio, you can catch us on the Steve Joy Afternoon Drive Show, Wednesday afternoons between 2pm and 3pm. As we have … Continue reading
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