The Forager's Pantry: Cooking with Wild Edibles

Was looking for a book that would show the plants to know what to collect. This tells you what to use for ingredients. Looks like some good recipes but that’s it.

A gift for my niece and she absolutely loved it!

Ellen Zachos is a forager extraordinaire, full of experiences and rich with knowledge, and with a writing style that takes the reader right along with her. I'm not an adventurous eater, but some of these recipes whet the palate. Among her favorite edibles, complete with easy-to-follow recipes: common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca), a native perennial in the eastern part of the U.S. Ellen has written several foraging books, including The Wild Crafted Cocktail. There are a few delicious recipes in her newest book, The Forager's Pantry.

Ellen’s knowledge and know-how is always impressive to me! This book does what many foraging cookbooks (and cookbooks PERIOD) don’t: it helps you build the foundations on which you can make your own recipes!Already a staple in my kitchen!

What I love most about this particular cookbook is the recipes are adjustable based on what you happen to forage. This makes it much more interesting and helps you learn to be a better experimenter in the kitchen, a better cook!

Pretty disappointed in this one. I was on the pre order list for months in anticipation for this book. I’m at active forager (girlfriend is a chef). There are much better resources out there for foraging and preserving. This book was just a repetition of the same techniques over and over. Also not a very good book if you live on the west coast as a lot of the plants aren’t available where I live. Very disappointed and would not recommend.