Archive for May 15th, 2008

Wild about Ramsons

It seems the very air I breath is permeated with wild garlic this week. Wild garlic or ramsons is similar to ramps, or wild leeks, both belonging to the allium family. Like ramps they grow anywhere moist and shady, like damp woods, stream banks etc. They do have a bulb which is edible, [...]

bashed new potato and wilted ramson salad with new season asparagus and lemon butter

Wash your freshly dug (or freshly purchased) new potatoes, making sure all the soil is scrubbed off, but trying to keep some of the delicate and tasty skin intact.
Place in a pan of cold salted water and bring to the boil.
Cook for about 15-20 minutes until just soft
In the last five minutes of cooking time [...]