Adding chopped rose hips to this simple muffin recipe makes them a great breakfast item or a the perfect thing to serve for afternoon tea. You can use fresh or dried rose hips in this recipe, but dried rosehips will need to be rehydrated. If that’s how you roll, be sure to save the liquid ... Read More about Rose Hip Muffins: Recipe The post Rose Hip Muffins: Recipe appeared first on Backyard Forager ..read more

feral pear crisp with mugolio drizzle My generous friend Rita dropped off a bag of pears because she’s leaving town and who wants all those lovely pears to go to waste? Do I know what kind of pears they are? Nope. But I know they’re tasty, and that’s what counts. And if you happen to ... Read More about Wild Pear Crisp: Recipe The post Wild Pear Crisp: Recipe appeared first on Backyard Forager ..read more

Adding chopped rise hips to this simple muffin recipe makes them a great breakfast item or a the perfect thing to serve for afternoon tea. You can use fresh or dried rosehips in this recipe, but dried rosehips will need to be rehydrated. If that’s how you roll, be sure to save the liquid and ... Read More about Rose Hip Muffins: Recipe The post Rose Hip Muffins: Recipe appeared first on Backyard Forager ..read more

feral pear crisp with mugolio drizzle My generous friend Rita dropped off a bag of pears because she’s leaving town and who wants all those lovely pears to go to waste? Do I know what kind of pears they are? Nope. But I know they’re tasty, and that’s what counts. And if you happen to ... Read More about Wild Pear Crisp: Recipe The post Wild Pear Crisp: Recipe appeared first on Backyard Forager ..read more

As I sit here, still jet lagged from our trip to New Zealand (I know, I know, I’m not REALLY complaining), I’m encouraged by the speed with which the snow is melting and the little green shoots are poking up through the ground. Spring is coming late to Santa Fe this year, but that’s ok. ... Read More about Evening Primrose (aka Oenothera biennis) The post Evening Primrose (aka Oenothera biennis) appeared first on Backyard Forager ..read more

In bar lingo, a dram can mean several things. It may specifically refer to 1/8 of a fluid ounce, or more likely to a shot of whisky. It’s also sometimes used to refer generally to a small drink, as in “Shall we have a wee dram?” (To which the answer is always yes.) Spicebush dram ... Read More about Spicebush Dram: an Essential Cocktail Ingredient The post Spicebush Dram: an Essential Cocktail Ingredient appeared first on Backyard Forager ..read more

Frank Cisneros of The Gin Palace in NYC created The Poinsettia Punch as a holiday beverage that gets its festive color from grenadine. With a few adjustments, I’ve come up with a foraged version I like even better. The Naughty & Nice is a wildcrafted winter holiday punch that is very nice indeed…and do I really ... Read More about Naughty & Nice: a Festive Winter Holiday Punch The post Naughty & Nice: a Festive Winter Holiday Punch appeared first on Backyard Forager ..read more

Last weekend I attended the New Mexico Mycological Society’s annual foray in Taos, NM. We’ve had a generous monsoon season in northern NM this year, something we can’t always count on. When you combine moisture with mycelium and more than 80 mycophiles, what do you get? A lot of mushrooms, some new friends, and a ... Read More about Chanterelle Ice Cream The post Chanterelle Ice Cream appeared first on Backyard Forager ..read more

I’ve had my eye on this patch of plums since last spring, when their bright white flowers made them easy to spot at 40 miles an hour. Patience is not my strong suit, and I worried someone might beat me to the harvest. But I waited because that’s what you have to do with wild ... Read More about Wild Plums (aka Prunus americana) The post Wild Plums (aka Prunus americana) appeared first on Backyard Forager ..read more

On a recent Plantrama podcast, my co-host C.L. Fornari and I were discussing our favorite raspberry recipes and I realized I’d never posted this one. Please forgive me! With store bought puff pastry (go ahead and judge me, I don’t care), brie, and the berry of your choice, you can make this most elegant and ... Read More about Berry-Brie Puff Pastry: Recipe The post Berry-Brie Puff Pastry: Recipe appeared first on Backyard Forager ..read more