Eat Your Christmas Tree! by Forager Megan @flintandfern Hold your horses before you take your Christmas tree to the curb. Did you know you can eat it?? I…
Wild Food Recipes
Wild Tapenade
This tapenade recipe is unbelievably tasty and so versatile that you can use it with a huge amount of different wild ingredients with great success. If you’re…
Savoury Lingon Berry Jam Recipe (Cowberry Jam)
This is a really quick Jam/pickle that can be served really nicely with Chicken, Turkey and Pork. Ingredients 100g Lingon Berry 1 small red onion (diced) 30ml apple…
Acorn Flour Recipe
To be honest I’ve always avoided making Acorn flour as it really sounds like a very long laborious task that results in a nutty flavoured flour. That’s until…
Poricin Ketchup / Ceptchup
Well Porcini and Cep are one mushroom we’re all always looking for and often rarely stumble across (unless you have secret spots). Odly enough when you do happen…
Pickled Sea Kale
When Sea Kale is in season you often find it in such local abundance that you just don’t know how to use it, we often store it for…
Oil Pickled Amethyst Deceiver Mushrooms
This is a really simple recipe that can be done with a range of mushrooms, however, it works really well as a quick pickle for retaining the beautiful…
Acorn Banana Bread
This is a really nice way to get some use out of the very common Acorn Ingredients 1 cup of leached acorn flour 2 cups all-purpose flour 2…
Elderflower, Rose & Fig Leaf Energy Balls
from forager Hannah Ingredients: 1 cup of rolled oats1/2 cup of ground almonds (or other nuts/seeds of choice or more oats)1 1/2 cups of dates or figs (if…
Vegan Elderflower & Lemon Drizzle Cake
From Forager Hannah Ingredients: 200g plain flour 50g ground almonds 2 teaspoons baking powder 200g sugar 1-2 tablespoons fresh or dried elderflowers (optional) 100ml vegetable oil 200ml plant-based…
Wild Mushroom & Wild Greens Chickpea Frittata
by Forager Hannah Ingredients: 250g cup chickpea (gram) flour 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast 2 teaspoons lacto-fermented wild garlic (or 1 teaspoon garlic powder) 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/4…
Mini Blackberry Vegan Cheesecakes
Recipe from Hannah Morris – @wild__folk – Instagram Ingredients: Crust1 cup raw pecans1 cup pitted dates, packed1/8 teaspoon sea salt Filling1 1/2 cups raw cashews1 cup fresh blackberries1/3…
Spruce Cured Salmon
Click here for details on correctly identifying spruce I used to think curing fish was something almost mystical, I believed it would take an age to learn, would…
Elderflower Syrup Recipe
This recipe is a brilliant way to use up a serious glut of elderflowers whilst preserving the flavour in a concentrated form for use throughout the entire year.…
Elderflower Marmalade
Recipe by Forager Sam For tips on identifying Elder correctly click here Elderflower season is only short but it’s a real joyous time of the year, it’s the…
Elderflower, Pea & Asparagus Risotto
From forager Hannah Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil 6-8 heads of elderflower (+ 1-2 additional heads to serve) Vegetable stock 1 onion, finely chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced…
Elderflower Gin Recipe
Most of us have probably tried an Elderflower Gin or two by now and the flavour has become linked with the idea of a British summer. It’s fantastic…
Elderflower Cordial Recipe
How to Make Elderflower Cordial Elder Flowers come in to bloom once a year and you can really tell when they’re here. The elder tree is quite literally…
Fish Chowder with Coastal Greens
Fish Chowder with Coastal Greens This fish chowder is fabulous and can stand with a huge array of coastal veg, for this version we like to add seaweed…
Wild garlic pesto tagliatelle
This is a delicious recipe and brilliant way to enjoy the seasons’ wild garlic. from forager Joanna Ingredients: 2 handfuls of fresh wild garlic leaves 100 ml extra…
Wild Garlic, Smoked Mackerel Pate
I wouldn’t advise making a big batch of this because it’s so delicious that you will most likely eat the whole lot up in just days. It’s quick…
Nettle, Sea Kale and Sea Spinach/beet, chorizo & rice
This is a fantastic, fresh and filling recipe that can be cooked up in just 5 minutes. Often we think recipes involving wild food will take hours and…
Tuna Pasta with Wild Garlic and Three-Cornered Leek
Quite often we feel we need to cook our wild ingredients but they can also be used really well raw – in this really simple lunch we use…
BBQ Wild Garlic & Hogweed with Chicken, grilled veg and wild chervil
We’re now pulling together a range of wild ingredients to build fantastic dishes. This is a brilliant way to celebrate a hot spring utilising wild garlic in multiple…
Nettle Pasta, Wild Garlic and Prawns
Now we can start bringing our wild food basics together to build a VAST range of fantastic recipes. Ingredients Nettle Pasta for 2 people – Recipe here (or…
Wild Garlic and Nettle Beef Wellington
This is possibly one of my all-time favourite recipes. Most recipes call for beef sirloin but if you have a decent local butcher you can usually get away…
Fig Leaf Cookie
Ingredients 225g plain flour 150g softened salted butter 80g light brown sugar 80g Granulated sugar 1 large egg 1/2 tsp bicarb soda 200g white choc chips 1 tablespoon…
LEMON AND MEADOWSWEET CURD
Words and imagery from @foraged.by.fern instagram My favourite method of capturing the essence of meadowsweet is with this wonderful lemon and meadowsweet curd. The meadowsweet adds an incredible…
BLACKBERRY AND LAVENDER BISCUITS
Words and imagery from @foraged.by.fern instagram I used a classic buttery biscuit recipe and added dried lavender Ingredients 2 cups flour 3/4 cup butter 3/4 cup sugar 1…
WILD WINTER HERB FLATBREAD
words and imagery from @foraged.by.fern instagram Crunchy, buttery, herby goodness! This flatbread was such a winner and enjoyed hot off the skillet after the first forage of the…
PINE NEEDLE BISCUITS
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…
WILD GARLIC MUFFINS
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…
FLOWERING CURRANT CORDIAL
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…
Cherry Blossom Jam Tart
from @foraged.by.fern instagram Ingredients & Method Rub together 250g of plain flour and 125g of chilled butter until it looks like breadcrumbs! Then add 1 egg and a…
CHERRY BLOSSOM JAM
from @foraged.by.fern instagram There is so much cherry blossom blooming at the moment! The skies are pink and it’s raining soft pink petals! They’re a favourite ingredient in…
Hawthorne Bakewell tart
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…
Onion & Wild Garlic Salt Bagels
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…
Chicken of the Woods Nuggets
Words from @incredible_d Title of the Recipe: Chicken of the woods nuggets Ingredients: Chicken of the woodsFlourEggBread crumbsVeg oil for frying.Salt, pepper, paprika Method: – cut chicken of…
Elder Flower Lemonade Recipe
Elderflower Lemonade 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…
Elder Berry Beef Stew Recipe
Elderberry and bramley apple beef stew This winter stew utilises the earth and wholesome flavours of elder berries and the tart sweetness of bramley apples to create this…
Elder Flower Champagne Recipe
Elder Flower Sparkling Wine This is by far my favourite sparkling version of a wild wine you can make, I currently make 25ltrs of this stuff every year,…
Elder Flower Fritter Recipe
Elder flower fritters Elderflower fritters are the quickest thing to make with elderflower, you can literally have them from the tree to fritters within 5 minutes – they…
Elder Berry Wine Recipe
Elder Berry Wine Elderberries contain a huge amount of flavour notes, they also contain suitable amounts of tannin to make them especially good when turned in to a…
Dandelion Root Coffee Cake Recipe
Dandelion Root Coffee Cake This cake is a classic for me, the roasted dandelion root imparts everything that’s brilliant about it – it doesn’t ave the acidity of…
Dandelion Flower Wine Recipe
Dandelion Flower Wine This wine has been compared to tasting like the bliss of sunshine itself, it has a sweet, almost honey-like flavour that goes down so smoothly…
Dandelion Flower Jam Recipe
Dandelion Flower Jam This zest and zingy marmalade has a flavour reminiscent of an apricot jam – it looks fabulous with dandelion petals suspended throughout and can be…
Cherry Whiskey Recipe
Cherry Whiskey Some fruits favour gin, others vodka, but cherries definitely favour whiskey. The earthy malty flavours of whiskey both heighten and are heighten with the addition of…
Cherry Pie Recipe
Cherry Pie Cherries are a delight to eat, however, the ones I tend to find wild are a little bitter for eating fresh and this pie is a…
Wild Cherry Jam
Cherry Jam Cherry Jam is a classic way of preserving a glut of wild cherries, it goes well in cakes and on toast, but don’t feel limited by…
Burdock Root and Butternut Squash Soup
Burdock Root and Butternut Squash Soup This will be the perfect recipe to warm you up on those short days through the Christmas holidays. Burdock are fantastic plants…
Elder Berry Cabbage
Boozy Elder Berry Cabbage Elderberries best suit savoury foods and this sticky elder berry cabbage is the perfect accompaniment for a Sunday roast. It’s best to freeze the…
Blackberry Stem Candy
Blackberry Stem Candy and Pickle This recipe was envisioned by a good friend of mine, Fergus Drennan, when thinking up new ways to interact with wild plants it’s…
Bramble Stem Pickle
This recipe was envisioned by a good friend of mine, Fergus Drennan, when thinking up new ways to interact with wild plants it’s difficult by very worthwhile to…
Blackberry Sauce with Venison and Black pudding
Blackberry Sauce with venison and black pudding To serve 2 Ingredients: 4 slices of good quality black pudding 100g blackberries 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar 2 thick venison steaks,…
Blackberry Jam Recipe
Blackberry Jam This Jam recipe calls for the use of less sugar and pectin than your average recipe and the resulting jam is more of a pure berry…
Birch Syrup BBQ Marinade with Mugwort and Wild Garlic
Birch Sap Syrup BBQ marinade This marinade is perfect for BBQ season or even for marinating and grilling food in doors when the weather takes a last minute…
Birch Syrup Jelly
Birch Sap Jelly This is a simple recipe that highlights the extraordinary flavour of the birch sap syrup, it requires no other flavouring and simply takes three ingredients.…
Bilberry & Apple Fruit Leather
Bilberry and apple fruit leather Cooking – 30 minutes Until finishes – 6hrs Makes a two large baking trays worth or 30 rolls It always reminds me of…
Foraged and Wild Salad with Feta
Wild Leaf Salad Realistically any mixture of wild edibles can be chucked in to a bowl and when dressed with tasty vinaigrette, something warm like wilted nettles and…
Sea Beet Saag Alloo
You can use a vast range of wild greens instead of spinach in Saag Aloo, however my favourite by far is Sea Beet Saag Aloo – the beet…
Nettle Beer
Words from @flintandfern This is enough to fill x12 330ml beer bottles You’ll need a fermenting bucket, muslin cloth, 1 5 litre demijohn with airlock, beer bottles, and…
Green Nettle & Wild Garlic Soup
With hogweed and three cornered Leeks from @northwestnosh ・・・Green nettle and garlic soup – recipe ?this is nettle and wild garlic, but it’s a great way to use…
Venison Milanese
from forage_and_field ・・・Here’s one for roe buck season… Venison Milanese with tomato and mascarpone spaghetti. Ingredients: 1 venison haunch steak 1 egg, beaten Handful plain flour Handful breadcrumbs…
Wild garlic and Alexander omlette
Recipe from @the_road_to_connorThis recipe is Part soccata, part omelette – I made this super simple and absolutely delicious dish for lunch with Ingredients 1 cup of chickpea flour,…
Wild Garlic Buds Pickle
Ingredients: Words from Forager Joanna Wild garlic flower buds Vinegar Water Bay leaves Mustard seeds Salt Sugar Method Pickling solution:1 cup vinegar, 2 cups water, 2-3 bay leaves,…
Wild Garlic Roasted Potatoes
Wild Garlic roasted potatoes Ingredients: 200g potatoes, salt, pepper, 1 table spoon wild garlic pesto Method: Chop the potatoes in to about 2cm cubes, par boil them for…
Nettle Brown Buns
Nettle Leaf Brown Bread Recipe Nettle Leaf Brown Buns This will make 6 large sandwich rolls of nettle bread Ingredients: 100g nettle tops – wilted in a pan…
Nettle and Pear Smoothy
Nettle and Pear Smoothie Recipe Nettle Leaf and Pear Smoothie I got the idea to make this smoothie after seeing a lot of pear and spinach smoothies around…
Nettle Pasta
Nettle Pasta Recipe Nettle Leaf Pasta Nettle pasta has an amazing green marbled look and packs all of the health benefits, vitamins, minerals and nutrients that are in…
Nettles in Wild Garlic Cheese
Nettles and Wild Garlic Cheese Recipe Nettle Tossed in Wild Garlic Cheese served with roast potatoes and pork chops The three of these brilliant separate parts come together…
Nettle Crisps
Nettle Crisps Recipe Nettle Leaf Crisps From my thorough explorations with wild plants I’ve found the one thing I can make that is most likely to win people…
Nettle Soup
Nettle Soup Recipe Classic Nettle Soup This is a classic soup, bringing a lot of nutrients and minerals that the body is craving after those cold winter months.…
Nettle Soda Bread
Nettle Leaf Soda Bread Nettle Leaf Soda Bread Recipe Nettle leaf Seed Soda Bread This nettle leaf Soda Bread has a vibrant green colour and all of the…
Nettle Pesto
Nettle Pesto Nettle Pesto Pasta Nettle Pesto Pasta Ingredients: One hand 50-80g fresh nettle tops 20g basil 80g cob nuts – crushed (or mixed nuts) 80g hard cheese…
Birch Sap Toffee Pudding
Birch Sap Toffee Pudding Birch Sap Syrup Recipe Birch Sap Syrup Sticky Pudding This soft sticky pudding with textured sultanas and a birch syrup flavoured custard topping is…
Birch Sap Syrup
Birch Sap Syrup How to Make Birch Sap Syrup Birch Sap Syrup Making Birch sap syrup is one of the first things I do with wild food every…
Wild Rice Noodle Salad
Wild Asian Noodle Salad A great and quick way to use whatever wild greens you can find around you, it works as well in spring with wild garlic…
Rose Hip, Orange and Ginger Gin
This is a fantastic way to use up the yearly glut of rosehips, when left in the bottle they also make the most brilliant Christmas gifts. I often…
Sweet Chestnut Spread
Some people also call this Sweet Chestnut Jam – but in my head jams are often fruity and this recipe reminds me more of a Nutella style spread.…
Hot wild mushroom Salad
So you’ve been out and found a whole load of wild mushrooms, firstly you need to make sure they’re edible – have a quick intro guide here or you can…
Wild Mushroom Gnocchi
So you’ve been out and found a whole load of wild mushrooms, firstly you need to make sure they’re edible – have a quick intro guide here or…
Wild Mushroom Risotto
So you’ve been out and found a whole load of wild mushrooms, firstly you need to make sure they’re edible – have a quick intro guide here or…
Rose Hip Fruit Leather
Makes 30 rolls Fruit Leather always reminds me of chewy sweets and is the perfect thing to take out on a long walk as a snack. Rose hips…
Forage for your Cocktails – Our Partnership with Champagne Devaux
We are very excited to finally announce that we’ve partnered with boutique Champagne House, Devaux to create a range of delicious countryside cocktails, featuring Devaux’s Oeil de Perdrix…
Wild Garlic and Nettle Risotto
This risotto recipe is full flavoured, creamy and delicious. The best thing about this recipe is that you can add whatever wild ingredients you find to flavour it…
Elder Flower Cheesecake Recipe
This recipe is a fantastic way to enjoy the seasons most fine elder flowers with a refreshing floral and intense musky flavour that will finish off any meal…
A Spring Foraged Picnic
We had our first Forage & Feast foraged picnic of the year at Hackney Marshes recently, so I thought I’d share our picnic menu with you and some…
Wild Garlic and Pork Sausage Rolls
We recently had our first “Forage & Feast” foraged picnic of the year, and as luck would have it, the wild garlic (Allium ursinum) had just begun to…
Foraged Wild Poppy Seed and Lemon Drizzle Cake
I found wild poppies growing nearby, in a safe and un-polluted local environment and they looked amazing, so I left them alone; Until they’d gone to seed that…
Dandelion Root Coffee
Dandelion Root Roasted Coffee Roasted Dandelion root doesn’t have to be described as a coffee substitute as it has many of its own unique qualities which you just…
Dandelion Bud Capers
Dandelion bud Capers When I’m out collecting dandelion flowers to make jam I often find about 20% of the tops haven’t opened up in to flowers yet. So…
Wild Garlic Pickled
This simple vinegar preservation doesn’t take away from the perfect wild garlic flavour that we love and once made a tea spoon of pickled garlic can be used…
Wild Garlic Mayonaise
Wild Garlic Chunky Mayonnaise This chunky wild garlic mayonnaise is brilliant for those nights when you’re having a pick’n’mix of foods that a perfect for dipping. It can…
Wild Garlic Pesto Pasta
Wild Garlic Pesto Pasta The pesto I made with wild garlic is thick, chunky and delicious with a huge range of recipes, from stuffing chicken breast to serving…
Sweet Cicely and Moroccan Lamb
Sweet Cicely & Moroccan Lamb Recipe Will make 6 well stuffed pittas to serve 6 people or 4 really hungry people Ingredients For the Marinade: 400g lamb chops…
Sweet Cicely & Marrow Beans
Sweet Cicely and Marrow Fat Bean Recipe This side dish is nice to enjoy with a fish dish or served straight on to a nice toasted and oiled…
Bilberry Pie
Bilberry & Apple Pie Recipe I first began making this bilberry pie for my Grandma as it’s one of her favourite foods and have come to believe that…
Japanese Knotweed Curd Recipe
Japanese Knotweed Curd Recipe Japanese knotweed curd This Japanese knotweed curd is smooth and velvety – it’s absolutely perfect and best suited served with afternoon tea on scones.…
Japanese Knotweed and Apple Crumble
Japanese Knotweed and Apple Crumble Recipe Japanese Knotweed and apple crumble People are always amazed when I serve them this dessert, the idea that Japanese knotweed might actual…
Elder Flower Cordial
How to Make Elder Flower Cordial Elder Flowers come in to bloom once a year and you can really tell when they’re here. The elder tree is quite…
Foraging Books UK
The Best Foraging Books in the UK Over the past eight years I’ve read numerous wild food and foraging books, the majority focusing on the UK and Northern…
Cooking Wild Food
Wild Foods in the Kitchen Wild food can literally be found everywhere, from the centre of London to the rural escape of Wales. People often tell me they’ve…
Caffeine Free Wild Coffee
Dandelion Root Coffee Acorn Coffee Sticky Weed Seed Coffee Coffee itself is fairly unique, 400 billion cups of coffee are drank on average per year around the…