Mushrooms

Jousting with the Yellow Knight

Yellow knight mushrooms, also known as man on horseback, are a controversial edible mushroom. Here's what you need to know before eating them.

Spanish

Spanish Garlic Pheasant

Spanish garlic chicken is a wild take on the classic pollo al ajillo, but this recipe is geared for pheasants and other game birds.

Eastern European

Halaszle, Hungarian Fish Soup

A recipe for classic halaszle, a Hungarian fish soup heavy with paprika. It normally uses freshwater fish like carp, but most fish work here.

French

Classic Sauce Robert

A recipe for the classic French sauce Robert, served with goose. This is a rich, zippy mustard gravy that works well with most meats.

Wild Game

Ranch Dove Nuggets

A recipe for fried dove breasts, dove nuggets, flavored with ranch seasoning and ranch dressing. Simple and tasty!

Fish

Smoked Carp

Carp are fatty fish with heavy bones, and are excellent when smoked over fruit wood for a long time. This is not a delicate fish.

Mushrooms

Mushroom Mac and Cheese

A recipe for mushroom mac and cheese, all from scratch. I use wild mushrooms and a homemade cheese sauce, and give you options for both so you can make it with what's available.

Sweet Things

Blueberry Banana Nut Bread

This is a simple recipe for blueberry banana nut bread. This is a quick bread that requires no special equipment and has lots of substitutions. I use wild blueberries and wild nuts here.

Berries and Fruits

White Currant Sauce

A great white currant sauce that goes well with fish, chicken, any white meat, or braised celery root or parsnips.

German

Rahmschnitzel

A recipe for classic rahmschnitzel, schnitzel with cream sauce. You can use pork, poultry or veal for the meat.

Mushrooms

A Simple Chicken of the Woods Recipe

This is the first chicken of the woods recipe you should learn when you find this common wild mushroom. Start with butter. Lots of butter...

Foraging

Burdock Coffee

How to make burdock coffee, or burdock root tea, from scratch. Burdock is a common weed and makes a fine coffee-like drink.