The world is full of wild plants and mushrooms. Some of them are poisonous and some of them are delicious gourmet delicacies. Come along on a forging journey with us into some of the wild edible foods of the southeastern US bioregion where we live and play. *Warning: never eat a wild plant or mushroom you’re not 100% confident you’ve correctly ID’d.
Want a morel mushroom dessert recipe? Try maple-candied morel mushrooms! Serve them with a side of spruce needle-whipped cream to blow minds! …
Discover how to find, ID, and eat maitake mushrooms (Grifola frondosa), a gourmet and medicinal mushroom that can be foraged or home-grown.…
Red wine maitake mushroom steaks take under 15 minutes to make and rival meat in umami flavor. Come find out how to make your own!…
Hopniss / American groundnut mash flavored with rosemary brown butter tastes better than any mashed potatoes you've ever eaten! …
Find out how to make chestnut spread infused with spruce needles, a delicious fall, winter, or holiday spread made from chestnuts and edible conifer needles!…
Ginkgo nuts (from Ginkgo biloba trees) are an edible, seasonal delicacy. Find out how to forage, process, and eat ginkgo nuts!…
Find out how to identify and use the fruit of black tupelo (Nyssa sylvatica), an under-appreciated tree native to the eastern United States.…
Maple syrup-candied crabapples with oat-pecan crumble cakes will make you fall in love with crabapples as a seasonal gourmet food. …
Due to speed, ease, and results, Cauliflower mushroom "steaks" will be your newfound favorite way to make cauliflower mushrooms! …
A delicious fermented crabapple cider recipe also featuring American beautyberries. No specialized equipment or commercial yeast required!…
Our simple no-bake pawpaw cheesecake features the flavors and benefits of RAW pawpaw fruit — much better than cooked, as we explain! …
Trying to figure out how to eat or process pawpaw fruit? These simple instructions will help you enjoy N. America's largest and arguably best-tasting fruit!…
Friend or weed? Florida betony (Stachys floridana) is a mint family plant with delicious edible tubers that may have medicinal benefits!…
What's the easiest and fastest way to process elderberries? Steam juicing. Find out how to cut elderberry processing time from hours to minutes. …
Indigo milk cap mushrooms (Lactarius indigo) are gorgeous EDIBLE bright blue mushrooms. Here's how to find, ID, and eat them! …