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Here you will find posts and videos about conscious cooking and holistic living.

Foraging for wild food is a passion of mine. Not only does it provide a treasure trove of flavours and textures for recipes, it is also an excellent way to be active and reconnect with nature. An abundance of ingredients can be found in hedgerows, meadows, woodlands and even the city!

I am always searching for ways to become more holistic and sustainable in my home and beyond. Join me on my journey towards a more holistic lifestyle.

 

  • Hand holding a whicker basket containing foraged dandelion, ground ivy, garlic mustard and nettle.
    Food For Free: Eat The Weeds!
  • A bowl of miso and tahini noodle soup with foraged greens.
    Easy One-Pot Miso Tahini Noodle Soup With Wild Greens
  • A jar of wild garlic chilli sauce with a small dish of the sauce next to it, surrounded by wild garlic leaves.
    The Best Home made Wild Garlic Chilli Sauce recipe
  • A whole loaf of no knead wild garlic focaccia on a slatted wooden table. Decorated with edible flowers.
    Super Easy Homemade No-Knead Wild Garlic Focaccia
  • A jar containing pickled wild garlic flower buds.
    Easy Way To Pickle Wild Garlic Flower Buds
  • Close up of a jar of wild garlic chilli oil.
    Easy Homemade Wild Garlic Chilli Oil Recipe
  • Pickling green peppercorns in a glass jar with fresh herbs on a rustic wooden surface, showcasing homemade preserved ingredients.
    How To Make Wild Garlic Capers
  • A jar of medlar fruit butter with a spoon resting inside
    How to Use Medlar Fruit: Make Smooth Medlar Butter
  • A bottle of elderflower cordial on a wooden platter surrounded by elderflower leaves.
    Elderflower Cordial. Homemade Cordial In A Few Simple Steps
  • A shallow dish containing lilac nice cream, and two cones with nice cream sat in a stoneware cup next to the dish.
    A Taste of Springtime: Lilac Flower Nice Cream
  • Close up of a shallow black dish containing sliced pickled walnuts.
    How To Make Pickled Green Walnuts
  • Two bottles of apple cider vinegar sat upon a tree trunk slice platter. 
    Homemade Apple Cider Vinegar
  • A jar of elderberry syrup with a small wooden spoon containing the elderberry syrup
    Elderberry Syrup With Honey.
  • Layers of strawberry shortcake with fresh strawberries, whipped cream, and sponge cake on a white plate, surrounded by flowers and a rustic wooden background. Perfect for dessert lovers and baking enthusiasts.
    Easy No-Bake Elderflower and Strawberry Cake.
  • Four Elderflower and strawberry ice lollies stacked on a small dish sat upon a log.
    Easy Homemade Elderflower And Strawberry Ice lolly
  • Fresh green herbs and leafy plants for cooking and herbal remedies, including wild garlic, mint, stinging nettle, and other edible greens, displayed on a rustic wooden surface.
    11 Wild Garlic and Other Foraged Wild Greens Recipes
  • Close up of rose harissa on a teaspoon above two jars of rose harissa
    Simple Homemade Harissa Recipe With Foraged Rose Petals
  • A shallow dish containing dried quince slices and a bottle of quince syrup.
    Dried Quince & Quince Syrup. A Delicious Sweet Treat From a Forgotten Fruit.
  • A Pitcher with cleavers infusing in water, and a glass of cleaver infused detox water
    Spring Foraging: Detox With Cleaver Infused Water
  • A clay pot containing saag daal
    How To Use Up Carrot Greens. Saag Daal Recipe
  • A teaspoon containing crab apple butter
    Apple Butter Made With Crab Apples.
  • A small jar containing spiced apple chutney.
    Spiced Apple Chutney With Red Onion
  • A glass of umeshu plum wine with a large jar of plums infusing, and a bottle of plum wine in the background
    An Easy Guide To Make Homemade Plum Wine, Inspired by Umeshu Plum Liqueur
  • a small yellow dish containing pickled plums. A jar containing pickled pickled plums in olive oil sits next to it.
    How To Cure And Pickle Green Plums Like Olives.
  • Close up of two purple rose ragusa flowers.
    How To Make Rose Water With Foraged Roses
  • A glass of sparkling flowering currant cordial.
    Easy Homemade Flowering Currant Cordial Recipe
  • Shallow dish containing saag aloo and a flat bread.
    Easy One-Pot Saag Aloo With Nettle Leaves
  • A shallow dish containing kadhi.
    Easy 15 Minute Vegan, Gluten-Free Kadhi Recipe
  • Close up of vegan brownies 
    The Best Vegan Carob and Sloe Berry Brownie Recipe
  • A small bottle of sloe flavoured balsamic vinegar. 
    How To Make Sloe Flavoured Balsamic Vinegar Reduction
  • A Glass of sloe gin with two bottles of sloe gin behind the glass.
    Easy Home Made Sloe Gin Recipe
  • Two glasses of Kala Khatta mocktail garnished with lemon slice and a blackberry.
    Kala Khatta, Easy Wild Blackberry Mocktail
  • Close up of two stuffed dates sprinkled with nettle seeds. 
    The Best Sweet Treat. Stuffed Dates Covered In Dark Chocolate
  • Two jars of hawthorn berry homemade ketchup. 
    How To Make Hawthorn Berry Bloody Mary Ketchup
  • Two bottles of natural laundry detergent made with conkers. One contains conkers in liquid, one contains strained liquid only.
    Make Your Own Free Natural Laundry Detergent From Conkers
  • Two margarita glasses containing wild blackberry margarita cocktail. 
    Easy Homemade Wild Blackberry Margarita With An Indian Twist
  • A whole savoury tomato and rose harissa tart
    Vegan Tomato and Rose Harissa Tart With A Gluten Free Crust
  • A whole plum tart on a plate sat on a wooden slatted table
    The Best Gluten And Dairy Free Wild Plum And Frangipane Tart
  • A jar of salsa verde made with foraged wild green.
    How To Make Salsa Verde With Foraged Wild Greens
  • A stack of five wild garlic laccha paratha.
    How To Make Wild Garlic Laccha Paratha
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Chef Tripti

Hi! Tripti here. I am a Michelin-trained chef with over 20 years of experience in the industry. My mission is to help you cook fresh, nutritious food with simple recipes that deliver creativity and taste—food with heart and soul.

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Explore My Dals

Discover my collection of comforting dal recipes - each one is simple, nourishing and full of flavour. From basic Arhar dal to creamy kaali dal, to the superfood—Kulthi dal.

  • A shallow dish containing daal with tempered tadka.
    Basic Dal Recipe (Simple Everyday Lentils)
  • A shallow black dish containing moth daal garnished with cucumber cubes, finely chopped onion, and ginger julienne.
    Moth Daal For a Tasty, Healthy Breakfast
  • Chana Dal Khichdi served with caramelised onions and fresh herbs, accompanied by flatbread and pickled green chilies. A hearty, traditional Indian vegetarian dish highlighting flavours and textures perfect for wholesome meals.
    Masala White Urad Dal Recipe (Vegan)
  • A small, shallow dish containing horse gram daal with a silver serving ladle.
    Superfood Recipe - Horse Gram (Kulthi) Dal
  • A shallow black dish containing tomato pappu.
    Tomato Pappu Recipe
  • A shallow black dish containing daal makhani with a silver spoon.
    Kaali Dal (Black Urad Dal) Recipe
  • A shallow dish containing chana daal garnished with a tadka and coconut flakes.
    Bengali Chana Daal with Coconut
  • shallow dish containing aubergine Daal garnished with garlic and curry leaf tadka
    Simple One-Pot Aubergine Daal Recipe

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