Stracciatella, Italian egg drop soup with stridolo (aka sculpit)
Discover how to make stracciatella, Italian egg drop soup. Fresh eggs, good broth, and Parmigiano-Reggiano are all you need to get started!
Recipe: Morel mushrooms with stinging nettle pasta and poached duck eggs
Morel mushrooms with stinging nettle pasta & poached duck eggs is beautiful and delicious, plus it can be made surprisingly quickly!
Recipe: American groundnut and maitake mushroom chowder
American groundnut tubers and maitake mushrooms combine into one delectable chowder recipe. Want to find out how to make your own?
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: 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!
Beefsteak mushroom (Fistulina hepatica) – how to find, ID, and eat (w/ recipe)
How to find, identify & eat beefsteak mushrooms (Fistulina hepatica), a rare gourmet fungi with the color and consistency of red meat. Recipe: beefsteak mushroom tartare with toasted pine nut-coriander crumble.
Recipe: Orzo with chanterelles and Common milkweed
An orzo recipe featuring chanterelle mushrooms and the immature pods and leaves of Common milkweed. Sure to be a summer favorite for foragers!
Recipe: Spring flower salad with hemlock tree bud-honey dressing
Spring is chock full of edible flowers, both in your garden and from the wild. Our spring flower salad with hemlock tree bud-honey dressing is a great way to enjoy them!
Recipe: Stinging nettle quiche
Find out how to turn stinging nettles (a nutrient-dense veggie with a prickly reputation) into deliciious stinging nettle quiche!
Stridolo (Silene vulgaris): how to grow and eat this rare Italian veggie
Find out how to grow, harvest, and eat stridolo (Silene vulgaris), a rare and gorgeous vegetable native to the Mediterranean.
Recipe: Purple kale pesto with Meyer lemons
Purple kale pesto is a delicious, beautifully colored cool season alternative to basil-based summer pesto. Find out how to make your own purple kale pesto!
How to grow American groundnuts in your garden + recipes!
Find out how to grow American groundnuts and use them in your kitchen. This medicinal native root crop was beloved by Native Americans and helped save early European colonists from starvation.
Maitake mushroom soup recipe (based on Thai tom kha gai)
A maitake mushroom soup recipe inspired by Thailand’s famous tom kha gai soup; featuring lemongrass, limes, and coconut milk.
Lion’s mane mushroom chowder
Lion’s mane mushroom chowder: a rich and savory chowder based on the classic New England clam chowder, but with forest food (mushrooms) instead of seafood.