The Botanical Kitchen
Recipes, travel and the occasional rant
The heavens usually open up on Apple Day at our orchard and this year was no different but we had a brilliant day and the best part was of course tasting the different varieties of apples grown here in the UK. A fantastic range of British apples Our little community orchard won’t bear fruit for […]
I was reading the story of the Bramley Apple this week. Who knew that a little girl’s apple pips would result in such an infamous apple? That tree, planted in 1809, is still there and still producing fruit which I find heart-warming and reassuring. A 60% decline in traditional orchards Sadly this isn’t the case for many […]
I’m really lucky to live in London and yet be close to such wonderful countryside and farms such as Parkside Pick Your Own. We went in search of damsons this weekend but sadly had missed them all so I had to buy some for my Damson Polenta Cake. Instead we came back laden with blackberries. […]