I might be behind the times but I’ve only just found out that you can eat zucchini leaves. And they’re really delicious. I know. Amazing. Did you all know this already?? I’m fascinated by this no-waste mentality towards food, and plan to experiment further with this lovely new ingredient whenever I can get my hands […]
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Edible Flower Recipes Part 2: Elder Flower Fritters
This recipe is a follow on from the common mallow (malva) recipe recipe that I posted a while back, both were learned from the team at BiAgriSalute and illustrate a wonderful ways to use these foraged edible flowers. The elderberry tree (or sambuca tree, or sambucus nigra) is found native in Europe; northwest Africa; southwest […]
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Edible Flower Recipes Part 1: Common Mallow Fritters (Fritella Di Malva)
I’m currently sharing a kitchen with an incredibly resourceful and knowledgeable group at BioAgriSalute who have shown me (among other recipes) how to cook with flowers, nettles and the leaves of the zucchini plant. More on the other recipes later, for now let’s discuss the use of the common mallow (known as Malva in Italy), […]
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August 10, 2010 



