An easy way to make small batch maple syrup in your kitchen with no specialty equipment, other than tree taps! Use what you already have to make small batches of maple, or other tree syrups for self sufficiency.
Tag: wildcrafting
Elderberry Jam recipe- 12 calories and 5 carbs a teaspoon!
A recipe for a low sugar elderberry jam that has 12 calories and 5 carbs per teaspoon.
Giant Puffball, Calvatia gigante- August or September mushroom
The giant puffballs, Calatrava gigante
Southern Style Sumac Sweet “Tea”- Rhus typhina
make a refreshing Southern style sweet tea using Staghorn or smooth sumac fruit. Rhus typhina or Rhus glabra make a wonderful vitamin C, and antioxidants rich, caffeine free beverage. Perfect for summer evenings!
Sumac Spiced Apples
Apples in a delicious spiced sumac syrup for canning.
Chanterelle Mushroom recipe: “Dirty Eggs”
A wild mushrooms and garden egg scramble using what you have on hand. Simple, easy, high protein meal good for any time of day.
Oyster Mushrooms- Pleurotus ostreatus
description and photos of wild harvested Oyster mushrooms, Pleurotus ostreatus.
Refreshing Fresh Mint Summer Tea
An easy and refreshing caffeine free tea made from fresh mint leaves. Lightly minty, cold and refreshing, put into single serving sized containers in your refrigerator!
Morel Manicotti Recipe
Foraged morel mushrooms are transformed into a delicious Italian classic dish; morel manicotti. An alternative to frying; this recipe elevates morels to new culinary heights.
Foraged Wild Mushroom & Chicken cream Sauce over penne.
Recipe for cream sauce made of 5 kinds of wild foraged mushrooms, local pastured chicken, and foraged lambsquarters, garlic, with heritage walking onions.
“Chicken” Mushroom- Two Ways
Vegetarian Fried “Chicken” and “Chicken Parm” recipes for the “Chicken of the Woods” mushroom, L. cincinnatus. Creative and delicious recipes for an amazing and usually abundant mushroom. Low carb, low calorie, high protein.
DIY Edible Flower Sugar Cubes
A DIY on how to make your own wildflower sugar cubes.
Stinging Nettels- Urtica dioica, Urtica urens, and Laportea canadensis
Stinging nettle is a common plant that causes a painful sting, and is also a super healthy wild edible. A great plant to know for expanding your pantry or when you are camping, hiking, or backpacking to extend your rations and lighten your load.
Polyporus squamosus Falafel (Dryad Saddle; Pheasant Back)
A recipe using the wild mushroom Polyporus squamosus (or Dryad Saddle/ Pheasant back) to make crispy, delicious, baked falafel patties. An excellent use for a challenging edible mushroom!
Polyporus squamosus Epic Failure of a Recipe
What not to do with your Polyporus squamosus (Dryad’s Saddle, Pheasant Back) mushrooms.
