Eat Weeds and Vegetables

Here are two books I’m really enjoying dipping into at the moment.

Robin Harford’s Eatweeds may be a plain little tome on the outside but inside it’s delightful.  The text is scattered with wonderful quotations about nature; and there are botanical illustrations of every plant included in the book.  The recipes cover 34 different wild plants and include Sea Plantain Risotto, White Dead-Nettle Frittata, Autumn Sorrel Soup and Gorse Flower Cordial.

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is trying to start a revolution with Veg Everyday!  He wants folk to make vegetables the main focus of their meals.  And he writes very persuasively.  This is a gorgeous book that I know I’ll be referring to time and again.  The food is beautifully photographed (by Simon Wheeler) and illustrated (by Mariko Jesse); and the recipes are straightforward, accessible and seriously tempting.

Both books would make fantastic Christmas presents!