When I mention my love of foraging to people they generally think one of two things.
- That I’m dumpster diving for food. Although I’ve never actually been the one to pull the food out of the dumpster, I’d be lying if I said I never ate food from a dumpster. You know, when a grocery store throws an entire bag of oranges in the trash because one of them is bad. Yes, I’ve eaten those, but no, this isn’t what I mean when I say I forage. Or . . .
- That I’m a survivalist living on acorns and cattail shoots. I’ve never had either, but I bet you could make some tasty dishes from them.
What I mean when I say that I’m a forager is that I wildcraft food from field and forest, and turn it into food I’d be proud to serve to company. Dishes like dandelion pesto served over ravioli, ramp soup, wild greens salad with pine needle dressing, & garlic-mustard frittata.
And teaberry ice cream, black walnut cookies, and dark-roasted dandelion root coffee with raw cream for dessert.
Food that makes them beg for seconds.
The type of food my friends and I ate just the other night!
What’s your favorite way to serve a food you’ve foraged?
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Angi @ SchneiderPeeps says
One of my goals is to get better at foraging. I need to get better at plant identification though. That soup looks wonderful, by the way.
Susan Vinskofski says
Angi, a great book for learning how to identify plants is Botany in a Day by Thomas J. Elpel. They even sell a card game to help you learn, although I’ve not purchased those myself.
Toni says
Hi there! I saw this post on Pinterest and had to stop by for a visit. I just love all of your foraged dishes, and the photography is just beautiful. I’ve foraged dandelion roots for coffee and many other things. Loved them all.
Thank you for sharing, and have a wonderful day.
Toni
Susan Vinskofski says
Thank you so much for the encouraging words, Toni!