This is a blog post on how to cook courgette/ squash blossom fritters. Around this time of the year (June to August) courgette, squashes, zucchini and marrow produce flowers that are edible. These flowers / blossoms are sometimes produced in abundance particularly when the plants is established and matures. So there are lots around to … Read more
Here is a blog post on how to grow and harvest nasturtium. Nasturtium is easy to grow, edible peppery flowers. They are great to grow in the garden as they attract pollinators in the garden. This will in return pollinate vegetable flowers. Their peppery taste also makes them unappetising to slugs so good news. However, … Read more
Here is a blog post on growing purple garlic flowers. I love to grow edible flowers mainly because they are not only good to look at but also edible. Also known as allium sativum. To be honest I am not sure which variety of garlic they come from. It might be from a variety of … Read more
This a blog on edible flower orchids ?!! Yes indeed they are edible. Some varieties are edible and they are use in cake decorations and all sorts. The variety I got is dendrobrium and it is available to buy in garden centres. That is where I got mine from. I have some passion for edible … Read more
This blog is on making crystallised edible flowers. Awhile back I wrote a post on Using edible flowers . Recently I have learn how to sugar (crystallise) edible flowers. It is an old Victorian art and it takes sometime to perfect it. This is because different types of flowers behave differently. Making sugared edible flowers is … Read more
borage flowers borage flowers Flowers are great to grow in one’s garden as it attracts bees to our garden and this will help to pollinate the flowers of the plants. As they are edible as they perform two roles at the same time. I bought some borage seeds online last year planted them in the … Read more
