Coconut Flour, Digestives and Nettles
We went to Morrison’s for milk, eggs and vegetables – we came
out with coconut flour, gluten-free digestive biscuits and tinned salmon. We also got a cauliflower that had been
sitting lonely on an empty shelf, and a packet of rice, also the last on the
shelf. Later on as I nibbled the
gluten-free digestives (that just weren’t the same) I tried to concoct a recipe
that would include coconut flour, some olives we found, half an onion, some
cream cheese that still looked ok, the cauliflower and maybe the tinned salmon
as well. Luckily Google has a plethora
of recipes involving just about every ingredient combination possible. Pearl barley and rhubarb salad anyone? Scallops with apple and bacon? Sea urchin tacos? My boyfriend has taken to foraging on our
daily walks, gathering nettles, hawthorn leaves and dock leaves, and nibbling
them as we walk along. He also gathers
goosegrass which apparently can be made into an edible but somewhat stringy pie. We may be relying on these things in the next
few weeks and months. Nettle pie with coconut flour
and tinned salmon anyone? Or a
cauliflower served with a sprinkling of hawthorn and dock leaves? But from a more serious point of view,
foraging might be an alternative way to get some freely available and
nutritious foodstuffs. Just make sure
you know what you are picking. Nobody
wants a deadly nightshade salad. Now
what to do with those olives?
