Black Trumpet Cream

Black Trumpet Cream

We went over to my mother-in-laws for a swim and I took a short walk through her woodsy backyard. Had it not been for my little daughter who excitedly shouted she found mushrooms, I would have completely missed the mass of black trumpets growing out 

Wild Mushroom Julienne

Wild Mushroom Julienne

I was getting a bit overwhelmed with the amount of mushrooms I had collected that were sitting in the freezer. I had about 2 pounds of various boletes and five pounds of trimmed chicken of the woods. A julienne seemed to be a great way 

Roasted Quail With Wild Mushroom Cream

Roasted Quail With Wild Mushroom Cream

Warning: This post contains descriptions of processing live backyard quail for consumption.  I hadn’t imagined I was going to be making this post any time soon, and rather believed it would have been much later in the year (or even the next) as my quail 

Bumpin’ Boletes

Bumpin’ Boletes

Disclaimer: The number 1 rule of foraging–don’t eat anything you’re not 200% sure in identification. If you can’t be sure, it might as well be fatally toxic. I’ll get into how I identified these but make sure you do your own research as well. I’ve 

Winner, Winner, Chicken (of the Woods) Dinner!

Winner, Winner, Chicken (of the Woods) Dinner!

I’ve been having a lot of luck finding chicken of the woods around my neighborhood this year, and boy is it just as exciting the first time as it is all the times after. Laetiporus is a genus of edible mushrooms found on multiple continents, 

Chicken of the Woods Bisque (or Vegetarian Lobster Bisque)

Chicken of the Woods Bisque (or Vegetarian Lobster Bisque)

My taste buds were all sorts of confused when I accidentally discovered that chicken of the woods (laetiporus sp.) bisque tastes an awfully lot like lobster bisque in flavor AND texture. So much so I had to do a double take because that’s… just… not 

Korean Rice Bowl (Bibimbap) with Foraged Greens

Korean Rice Bowl (Bibimbap) with Foraged Greens

Now that spring is officially here, in general, the only things I usually buy from the store, when I do go, are meat and dairy products (sometimes grain/flour as well, but I buy rice in bulk and bake my own bread so that’s an every 

Creamy Cheesy Hosta Dip

Creamy Cheesy Hosta Dip

I’m on a hosta shoot binge because they’ve started to unfurl in my garden, and while you can eat them up until they reach about 7 – 8 inches and fully uncurl, they become progressively more bitter and tough, rather than sweet and tender. This 

Breakfast Pan with Hairy Bittercress

Breakfast Pan with Hairy Bittercress

Make sure you wash the hairy bittercress well so you don’t get a mouthful of grit, and that it’s from an area where you are certain no pesticides or herbicides have been applied! In the mornings during spring, one of the things I like to collect 

Hair Raising Bittercress

Hair Raising Bittercress

Along with dandelions and garlic mustard, hairy bittercress (Cardamine hirsuta) is one of the first greens to come out during the spring. Often viewed as a weed, it’s actually a delightful vegetable that, while a pain to collect, is quite tasty in that it can