Recipes To Cook This Winter
Three cornered leek pasta for the win! This recipe could be adapted for any wild green. Wild garlic is fast approaching, just saying.
Whilst mushroom ketchup isn’t something new. We couldn’t hold back when it came to making it from elf Cups. Their gelatinous nature and bold colour was a done deal!
A foraging classic with our own twist. Mushrooms and cheese. What’s not to love?!
A foragers take on the pub classic! If you’re British, and were around in the 90s, breaded deep-fried button mushrooms were most likely on the menu at your local pub. And, guilty as I feel, I love them. The puffball have an almost mozzarella like texture. Delicious!
Properly sweet, smokey & sticky jerky using the seasonal beefsteak fungus. You'd be hard to tell this apart from meat
Probably the closest thing we’ve made from wild ingredients that resembles Nikki’s much loved gherkins. ‘Hottentot fig’ is its most common name (although regarded as racist), so we prefer to call them ‘ice plant’. The leaves themselves are quite astringent raw, but after a little bit of processing they become the most amazing pickle!
Gorgeous no-bake gorse flower cheesecake recipe. Using the mild coconut flavoured gorse flower & topped with native sweet violets. We threw some Maltesers on to keep the kids happy.
What can you forage for this winter?
These little guys shine bright in the winter months when most of the fungi kingdom is asleep. Fortunately for us foragers they’re edible both cooked and raw.
This mushroom makes its appearance during Autumn. A lovely looking fungi that looks more like coral than cauliflower. And tastes delicious too!
A gorgeous winter allium, much milder and sweeter than wild garlic. 3CL very much has its own place in gastronomy. And, being invasive, a sustainable eat!
Highly regarded by some. This mushroom usually fruits after the first frost, making it a great edible after warmer climate fungi have run their course.
Just as exquisite as their summer counterparts. Usually found growing in large numbers & they deal with winter frosts like absolute champions.
A choice autumnal mushroom which resembles mozzarella in texture. A little bland on its own. But once cooked down, its an absolutely beautiful edible.
The leaves make a great pickle and the fruits are very tasty. It should be noted that this has no relation to what we commonly know as figs (ficus carica). An individual plant can span 50m across!
A year-round flowering evergreen which is incredibly common in the UK. It is actually a member of the pea family. The peas and pods are considered toxic and one should only pick the open yellow flowers. Which taste of coconut if picked at the right times!
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