FLORA: This category page is a collection of all the Alewyfe’s foraging and wild plant-based recipes for chefs and regular folks alike.
Wild berries, fruits, and nuts, herbs, greens, vegetables or flowers… if I’ve posted a recipe, you’d find it here in this wild-food section. If you’re hunting for a wild plant recipe, look here!
Dried elderberry wine is a fantastic beginner-friendly wine recipe to brew at home. It’s well-suited to small-batch brewing, or can be easily scaled up to larger batches. The ingredients are simple and easy to acquire, and the wine can be made in…
This easy one-pot lemony vermicelli rice pilaf can be a simple supper or a sophisticated side dish. It’s a tasty combination of toasted grain and fluffy rice that is both delicious and visually appealing, with the bright rice standing out against the…
Me, feeling inspired on a gorgeous day in early May: “Hey, I should learn how to make homemade violet liqueur! That would be neat, right? What a pastoral past time for a sublimely beautiful day!” How that actually went: Pick a pretty…
We made a quick road trip up to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan last weekend which was long overdue for some free public land camping. This time, instead of backpacking, we did some boondock car camping and hiking in the national forest…
Today, we’re going to learn how to make nocino, your own black walnut (or English walnut) flavored liqueur! This greenish-tinged aged infused spirit has a complex flavor and makes a great aperitif or digestif. Best of all, it’s simple to make at…
Learn to make this fresh, homemade bright green pasta at home, with farm fresh eggs, a rich but simple savory filling, and a quick but luscious sauce, although it’s also fantastic served “en brodo” in a bowl of rich broth as an…