Red Bean Sassafras Root Stew

Red Bean Sassafras Root Stew

This hearty, protein-packed stew is full of creamy red beans, mushrooms, and silky squash, along with another flavor that might be hard to put your finger on. Aromatic, warming, and spicy the broth blends together in a complex web of flavors. And the secret ingredient 

Shaggy Mane Mushroom Vegan Squid Ink Pasta

Shaggy Mane Mushroom Vegan Squid Ink Pasta

This dashing jet-black vegan squid ink pasta is made without harming cephalopods- we use foraged mushrooms instead! Shaggy mane inky cap mushrooms create a thick, black ink that is a perfect dye for this homemade pasta. It is rich in color and has a gentle, 

Seared Daylily Buds

Seared Daylily Buds

Enjoy these seared daylily buds as a side for your summer dinner. They’re spicy and garlicky, soft and slightly caramelized, and done in minutes. Serve alongside tofu, used to top rice, or enjoy with your favorite salad for a delicious and simply foraged meal. Skip 

Tempeh in Homemade Mulberry BBQ Sauce

Tempeh in Homemade Mulberry BBQ Sauce

If you like tempeh, you’ll love this seared tempeh in a homemade mulberry BBQ sauce. The tempeh is nutty and funky with an excellent crust, where the sweet, sticky, and smoky spicy mulberry BBQ sauce clings. The sauce is slightly caramelized, fruity, with notes of 

Spicy Seitan Garlic Mustard Sausages

Spicy Seitan Garlic Mustard Sausages

These vegan sausages are spicy and flavorful, and a lot of that flavor comes from an invasive plant- garlic mustard! These garlic mustard sausages are seitan-based, and stay tender on the inside while being crispy on the outside. They work great on the grill or 

Japanese Knotweed Foraged Salsa Verde

Japanese Knotweed Foraged Salsa Verde

Cooling, lemony, herbaceous, tangy, and bright, this foraged salsa verde makes the best of invasive Japanese knotweed. Enjoy with corn chips, on roasted breakfast potatoes, add to burritos, top enchiladas and more. Skip the Post, Jump to the Recipe! Japanese Knotweed Foraging I grew up 

Wild Blueberry and Magnolia Sweet Rolls

Wild Blueberry and Magnolia Sweet Rolls

Welcome the wild cousin of the cinnamon bun- it’s magnolia sweet rolls, filled with dried magnolia flowers and wild blueberries. These rolls are sweet and warming, sticky and soft, with a bit of a chew. The dough is soft, with an excellent chew. I attribute 

Dried Magnolia Flowers as a Spice

Dried Magnolia Flowers as a Spice

Here’s a new flavor to add to your spice cabinet- dried magnolia flowers. Ground into a powder, these petals add a unique flavor that combines cardamom, black pepper, ginger, and floral notes in a gentle, warming blend. Add it to oatmeal, cakes, cookies, or anywhere 

Foraged Daylily Shoots Spring Rolls

Foraged Daylily Shoots Spring Rolls

Daylily shoots have a delicate, onion-like flavor that works amazingly in these spring rolls. They pick up the ginger flavor well, which works with the savory and somewhat briny bamboo shoots, as well as the delicate mushroom flavor from the enoki mushrooms. All those flavors 

Lion’s Mane Vegetarian Fish and Chips

Lion’s Mane Vegetarian Fish and Chips

Despite common lure, you actually can be vegan and eat fish. And no, it’s not the same as being a pescatarian. You just have to make sure the fish you’re eating isn’t actually fish. Okay, admittedly that was a stupid introduction, but after writing nearly