This has nothing to do with Scotland folks!

Want an easy alternative to the ol' cauliflower and cheese sauce staple?

Popcorn Cauliflower is the answer my friends!

This has been a recipe I have long wanted to try, since the the days of being smitten with the Surreal Gourmet's Bob Blumer. This recipe turns an unassuming head of cauliflower into a crunchy, salty, popcorny perfection.

As someone who is fond of recycling, I thought I would try another 'R' and reused a popcorn box that I hung onto after seeing Submarine in London last month. Its new purpose is my kitschy cauliflower container in times like these. I filled the bottom first and perched the hot cauliflower on top, creating the appearence of my favoutite movie munchie. I took a quick picture (or a series of seven, let's be honest) and enjoyed!

Yum, tasty cauliflower by an uber creative Canadian cook!

You are cordially invited- The sequel!

More Gorse appreciation...now what?

Gather it! Don't forget to don your gloves first as these little bushes might just have the most spikes per capita!

Bring your bags of tiny yellow flowers back home and make a delicious drink with it! How you ask? Well, follow this recipe and the result is a colourful concentrated cordial that you can mix with water, soda or something saucier like vodka or coconut rum! This sweet syrup is slightly coco-nutty and oh so fresh! The process of making it was painless, despite a couple thorn poked thumbs, and yielded many small bottles of the sunny looking liquid.

Making something from Mother Earth in Edinburgh was very rewarding! Also, that lemony colour of you newly made juice is naturally occurring, so you can feel good about what you are consuming!

The original inspiration for this post came from an episode I saw about gorse champagne, and on account or my love for all things coconut, I could not help myself! I did however help myself to those tiny little flowers without getting caught by the Queen no less! And you should too!

Just a hint- don't scrimp on the cheese cloth or you will end up with little bug legs in your spring time spritzer!