Today we’re taking a look at transforming autumns abundance of chestnuts into this salted caramel & sweet chestnut vodka, trust me it’s loooooovely! Sweet Chestnuts trees are common throughout the UK and they produce their delicious and nutritious nuts in Autumn, this a really simple recipe and a great way…
Category: Wild Food Recipes
The Guelder-Rose (Viburnum Opulus) is a common native shrub, the common name refers to the Dutch province of Guelderland where a popular cultivar was developed. In the UK it’s one of the key indicators of ancient woodland but it’s most often found planted in parks and gardens. The berries are…
Quince Membrillo Recipe by @susybliving on Instagram This is a super simple way to use up the Quince fruit. A fragrant fruit, this membrillio is often served up with cheese or cured meats, I think in the UK we’d class this as a firm set fruit cheese. Ingredients 5 Quince…
Sometimes when you find a perfect Cep or Porcini in the prime of its growth there’s nothing better to do than to keep it as fresh as possible and enjoy it in all its raw glory. This is the quickest and most delicious use of fresh Porcini.  Some will steam it…
This is a brilliant generic wild mushroom stuffing recipe that can be served as an accompaniment to many dishes or stuffed into meats for roasting, as well as inside entire root vegetables like butternut squash. Â Shop bought mushrooms can be used of course but a wild mixed mushroom mix should…
There’s nothing better than coming in from a day of hunting mushrooms, prepping the ingredients, popping in this pie, warming up in the bath & then coming down to a piping hot wild mushroom & chicken pie. I must admit, it always tastes better when you’ve picked the mushrooms yourself…
This Wild Mushroom Soup Recipe is a true winter warmer, with the deep earthy flavours provided by our hand foraged wild mushrooms. I often heat this up in the morning and pop in a flask for me to enjoy when I find a good spot to sit whilst out on…
Through this piece we’re going to be taking a deep dive into one of our absolute favourite autumn treats, Wild Mushroom Pate. So we spend the whole mushroom season hunting and looking for fantastic edible wild mushrooms, sometimes my walk will last 3 hours through the most pristine ancient woodland…
Eat Your Christmas Tree! This Douglas Fir and Apple Membrillo Recipe is the perfect thing to make with your christmas tree when it’s no longer needed. by Forager Megan @flintandfern Hold your horses before you take your Christmas tree to the curb. Did you know you can eat it?? I…
This Wild Tapenade recipe is unbelievably tasty and versatile, you can create it using a variety of wild ingredients with great success. For example, if you’re at the coast add in Marsh Samphire and Sea Purslane or if you’re heading for a swim in the sea add in some Sea…