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.
Tag: wildcrafting
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.
Stuffed Morels
Stuffed morels in cream sauce with farfalle.
Morel Rangoons (cheese puffs)
A twist on classic rangoons (cheese puffs) using dried morel mushrooms for a vegetarian alternative.
Pokeweed- Phytolacca americana
Pokeweed. Why I don’t consider it an edible and what you should eat instead.
Morel Stuffed Pork Loin
Decadent morel mushroom and ricotta cheese stuffed pork loins. A flavorful alternative to frying your morels.
Dryad Saddle, Pheasant’s back- Polyporus squamosus
Identification of the Polyporus squamosus mushroom.
Henbit- Lamium amplexicaule
A delicious and nutritious spring edible that grows wild. Eat the weeds!!
Spicebush- Lindera benzoin
Space bush, a wild alternative to cinnamon.
Dead Nettle- Lamium purpureum
Dead nettle: a delicious and nutritious spring green.
Chickweed- Stellaria media
A healthy, delicious spring and summer green.
Persimmons- Diospyros virginiana
A fall and winter fruit full of fiber and nutrients.
Purslane- Portulaca oleracea
How to identify purslane, a common wild edible high in omega-3 fatty acids.
Sumac- Rhus typhina and Rhus glabra
Sumac is a common late summer, early fall wild edible high in vitamin C that makes a wonderful drink or jelly.
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