Plant-based Fresh and Foraged Recipes
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
If you’re in the mood for tacos with amazingly meaty texture but no meat, and a delicious, savory flavor, and you just happen to be a forager with some hen of the woods on hand, these vegan maitake tacos are what you’re after. The maitake …
Rich and silky, spicy creamy tomato sauce envelopes tender and savory shrimp of the woods mushrooms topped with fresh basil for a simple, filling meal. Serve over pasta, rice, or with sourdough bread for a toothsome meal, simple yet exquisite. Skip the Post, Jump to …
Let’s make vegan manicotti, forager style. Large manicotti pasta are stuffed with a simple almond ricotta style cheese, folded with spinach and black trumpet mushrooms. Rich and creamy garlic lemon sauce coats everything. This dish is the perfect dish for dinner parties or date night, …
Creamy and perfectly sweetly spiced, we’ve got vegan sassafras ice cream! This ice cream is like travelling back in time to an old-fashioned soda counter. It tastes just like a root beer float, and- just like root beer used to be- is made with real …
It’s Here! Cinnabar chanterelle vegan carrot cake, with candied chanterelles, tangy vegan cream cheese frosting, and simple, tender carrot cake with walnuts. The cake itself is lightly sweetened from the syrup used to make your candied chanterelles for a hint of earthy chanterelle flavor. However, …
When I first saw someone making candied chanterelles in a Facebook group, I was interested, hopeful, but somewhat dubious. The fact that they were candied was cool, but the missing piece of information really was, “do they actually taste good?” And “what do they taste …