This week, I am working with stinging nettles that I foraged around the farm. I make a delicious Nettle Pesto Babka and Nettle Cake with Strawberry Icing. There are also some calming ASMR moments outside foraging, cooking over the campfire, and a thunderstorm. Enjoy!

an easy recipe for wild garlic pesto babka made with nettles, basil and salad leaves as well as wholemeal bread dough

I wandered down to the little Fairy Village in our Enchanted Walnut Grove and discovered a plethora of stinging nettles growing wildly all around their tiny moss-covered houses. It was like a little gift! Nettles are wonderful for your health, such as helping with muscle and joint aches. They can be foraged before they are flowering and turned into delicious sweet and savory recipes such as Nettle Pesto. Folded into a beautiful spiraled babka bread, this creates a truly wild treat.