Big Game
Crispy Venison Chow Mein
This crispy venison chow mein combines several techniques to make an ultra-crispy delicious meal even better than take-out!
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Domestic
Curried Tuna Salad Pani Puri
In this recipe, curried tuna salad gets stuffed into store bought puri shells to make an excellent lunch, appetizer, or snack!
Foraged Foods
Lamb’s Quarters Chochoyotes in Ancho Chili Sauce
Lamb’s quarters chochoyotes are traditional Mexican masa dumplings made with lamb’s quarter quelites, and served in a spicy ancho chili sauce.
Foraged Foods
Frijoles y Quelites with Lamb’s Quarters
These frijoles y quelites with lamb’s quarters are my take on a Mexican wild greens and beans dish. Lamb’s quarters work great, but you could use any wild green!
Fowl
Spicy Duck Mango Salad
This spicy duck mango salad is the perfect thing to make if you want a light and refreshing salad that is hearty and filling enough to eat as a meal!
Foraged Foods
Dandelion and Onion Bhaji
These dandelion and onion bhaji are the perfect wild twist on an Indian restaurant classic. Dandelion flowers, leaves, and onions get battered and fried.
Fish
Chettinad Style Pike Steaks
These Chettinad style pike steaks are done in a south Indian style, where fish steaks get rubbed down with a pungently spicy paste and shallow fried.
Foraged Foods
Spruce Tip Syrup
This spruce tip syrup is easy to make and is makes the perfect addition to desserts, confections, and cocktails!
Foraged Foods
How to Make Spruce Salt
Spruce salt is made by harvesting young, tender spruce tips in the spring, blending them with coarse sea salt or kosher salt and letting it dry.
Domestic
Steamed Artichokes with Garlic-Spruce Aioli
These steamed artichokes with garlic-spruce aioli make for the perfect appetizer or light lunch. The aioli is made with freshly foraged spruce tips!
Domestic
Sichuan Springtime Stir Fry
This Sichuan springtime stir fry utilizes delicious spring produce and foraged wild edibles to create a delicious seasonal specialty!
Foraged Foods
Ohitashi
This ohitashi, a Japanese dish of greens steeped in dashi broth, is a great side for any Japanese dinner and can be made with store bought or wild greens!
How-To
How to Harvest and Cook Stinging Nettles
VIDEO – This video will show you how to harvest and cook stinging nettle. After harvesting some near a creek, I take it home and make a nettle and ricotta pasta!
Foraged Foods
Dandelion Salade Lyonnaise
This Dandelion Salade Lyonnaise is a spin on the bistro classic from Lyon, France, where it is usually made with curly endive or frisée.
Domestic
Bullhead BLT’s
These bullhead BLT’s are a wonderful way to enjoy spring-caught bullhead catfish, aka mudcats. The beer-battered fried fish goes great on BLTs!