Recipe: Christmas tree cream/milk (made with conifer needles)
Find out how to make Christmas tree cream or milk with edible conifer needles, and use it to add incredible flavor to desserts or beverages.
Christmas tree oil (made from conifer needles)
Find out how to make Christmas tree oil from edible conifer needles. Use as a dipping oil for breads or as an ingredient in other recipes where the unique citrus-rosemary flavor of Christmas trees is ideal.
Recipe: Christmas tree butter – made with edible conifer needles
Find out how to make Christmas tree butter: a simple base recipe that can be used as-is or as an ingredient in a wide variety of other foods.
Christmas tree sugar (made with edible conifer needles)
Find out how to make Christmas tree sugar from edible conifer needles for use as a unique ingredient in a wide variety of foods & beverages.
Guide: How to eat your Christmas tree (and other conifers) w/ recipes
Your Christmas tree is edible? Find out how to eat your Christmas tree (and other edible conifers), from safe identification to recipes.
Lion’s mane mushrooms: how to grow, forage & eat (w/ crab cake recipe!)
Lion’s mane (Hericium erinaceus) mushrooms are gorgeous gourmet & medicinal mushrooms that taste like crab meat and have scientifically-proven brain-boosting effects. Find out how to forage, grow, and cook them!
Recipe: Acorn flour crepes (sweet or savory)
A delicious and versatile acorn flour crepe recipe made with cold or hot-leached acorn flour. Gluten-free and can be made into sweet or savory crepes.
Recipe: Persimmon oatmeal bars (with American or Asian persimmons)
A delicious recipe made from American or Asian persimmons. Persimmon oatmeal bars are a perfect meal before a hike or foraging adventure!
Hot-brewed yaupon holly & roasted acorn flour – better than coffee?
Find out how to make a delicious, highly caffeinated coffee alternative from plants native to North America (yaupon holly and oaks/acorn flour)!
Recipe: Acorn flour & American persimmon cookies (gluten free)
Find out how to make a healthy, seasonal forest-to-table dessert from acorn flour, American persimmons, and maple syrup!
Recipe: Chestnut flour crepes with beautyberry whipped cream
You’ll love chestnut flour crepes with beautyberry whipped cream, a delicious gluten-free recipe combining two unique seasonal ingredients.
Recipe: Pan-roasted eggplant, pine nuts & feta with pomegranate syrup
A simple yet delicious Mediterranean-inspired eggplant dish that only takes 30 minutes to cook. The perfect way to use up lots of extra eggplants!
Recipe: kousa dogwood pudding cake
Find out how to turn your kousa dogwood fruit into a gooey and delicious pudding cake with this unique seasonal recipe!
Recipe: Fermented chicha morada (aka chicha Tyrana)
Find out how to make our fermented spin on chicha morada, a traditional Peruvian beverage made from purple/black maize, fruit, and spices.
Recipe: Bicolor bolete mushroom pâté (or other savory mushrooms)
Bicolor boletes and other savory mushroom species offer rich, umami flavors & meat-like texture. Here’s how to turn them into mushroom pâté!