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How to Cook Foraged Foods without Dying

100 Recipes Featuring Wild, Edible Plants and Mushrooms

Contributors

By Nevin Martell

Formats and Prices

On Sale
Mar 2, 2027
Page Count
288 pages
ISBN-13
9798897080021

Price

$25.00

Price

$33.00 CAD

Format

Hardcover

Format:

Hardcover $25.00 $33.00 CAD

Transform your foraged finds into unforgettable dishes with this collection of recipes that showcase the bold flavors of wild greens, mushrooms, herbs, seeds, fruits, and more.

Once you find the wild edibles you’ve been looking for—either out in nature or at the or at the farmers’ market—what do you do with them? This guide for home cooks is filled with 100 delectable, accessible recipes that bring forth the unique flavors of uncultivated foods. It features a curated selection of 50 popular, widely available wild ingredients—herbs, seasonings, greens, nuts, seeds, mushrooms, and fruit—all presented with easy-to-achieve recipes that evoke classic dishes, including some shared by a diverse array of well-known chefs and foragers such as José Andrés, Gabrielle Cerberville (@chaoticforager), and Bryan Voltaggio. Recipes include:

  • Stinging Nettle Spanakopita
  • Saffron Coconut Curry with Lotus Seeds
  • Chamomile Cake with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting
  • Hearty Oyster Mushroom Bolognese
  • Zingy Crabapple Jelly
  • And more!


Nevin Martell

About the Author

Nevin Martell is an avid forager, recipe developer, and journalist who has been writing about foraging and food for 15 years. His work has appeared in The Washington Post, National Geographic, The Boston Globe, AARP, USA Today, Men’s Journal, Fortune, Travel + Leisure, The Daily Beast, Bloomberg, BBC, and many other publications. He is also the author of eight books, including Red Truck Bakery Cookbook: Gold-Standard Recipes from America’s Favorite Rural Bakery and The Founding Farmers Cookbook: 100 Recipes for True Food & Drink. He is the cofounder of the Washington D.C. food festival New Kitchens On The Block and the Pay It Furloughed initiative and is frequently in the media, including appearances on Netflix’s hit series Somebody Feed Phil, The Frommer’s Travel Show, Expedia’s Out Travel the System, The Kojo Nnamdi Show, Bookman’s Corner, Chatter On Books, and elsewhere.

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