Category: Wild Food Recipes

Words and Imagery from @foraged.by.fern instagram Crumbly, forest flavoured, buttery bites of deliciousness! I was so happy with these biscuits, they will definitely be served up on some of my 2020 workshops! Just the smell transports you to the woods and gives you a huge, nourishing nature hug!  Ingredients 50g…

Words and Images from @foraged.by.fern instagram This is the first wild garlic recipe I make every year! I LOVE the soft, buttery texture, the pungent taste of garlic and cheddar and the simple ritual of creating them.  Sometimes I make scones, sometimes muffins! Muffins are a little bit softer and…

words and imagery from @foraged.by.fern instagram In my opinion, there’s no better activity than making cordial from flowers you’ve picked! Especially when it tastes as delicious as flowing currant cordial. Sweet, pink, slightly herbal, refreshing and so simple.  Ingredients & Method All you’ll need is 1 cupful (or one big…

Ingredients: makes 10-12 tarts 250g of plain flour 125g of chilled butter 1 egg  a tbsp of water 100g Wild Cherry Jam You can find the Jam recipe here Click here for our Cherry identification guide. Method: Rub together the flour and butter until it looks like breadcrumbs! Then add…

My favourite thing to make with them is cherry blossom jam! It saves for ages and can be used in so many things. With toast, cakes, pancakes and stirred into rice pudding and porridge!  There is so much cherry blossom blooming at the moment! The skies are pink and it’s…

recipe from Forager Sam @foragersam Hawthorne flowers provide a very surprising and incredible flavour reminiscent of almonds – making them the perfect thing to turn in to a Bakewell tart 🙂 and this is a perfect recipe from Sam – once you’ve made the syrup as well you can store…

Words from Forager Megan – @flintandfern Drying Wild Garlic is a brilliant way to extend the uses of this incredibly seasonal wild ingredient. The season for picking this is typically from February to June depending on where you are in the country and at what altitude – starting early on…

These Chicken of the Woods Nuggets are the perfect recipe for enjoying the incredible and joyous occasions of foraging for your very own Chicken of the Woods Mushroom! They’re crunchy and soft in the centre (if you’ve picked younger mushrooms of course) and you could really be fooled into thinking…

This Elderflower lemonade has A zesty flavour that will cleanse your palette, refresh and hydrate your body and a hot summers day, perfect at a BBQ or when you have friends over. Ingredients per 1ltr or Elderflower Lemonade: 50g Caster Sugar 2 Lemons 4 Big Elderflower Heads 1 teaspoon salt…

Elderberry Beef Stew  This winter Elderberry Beef stew utilises the earth and wholesome flavours of elder berries and the tart sweetness of Bramley apples to create this true winter masterpiece. Even better – if you don’t eat all of it at once use the left overs to make and elderberry…