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Salmon with Green Almond Relish
Sauces & Condiments Seafood Wild Foods

Pan-Seared Salmon with Green Almond Relish & Spring Herbs

Fresh green almonds are an ancient seasonal delicacy that is quickly catching on here in the United States. Widely consumed throughout the Mediterranean and Middle East, the “green” in green almonds describes both their color and their state of ripeness. Green almonds are the same familiar almond that we all know as a nut, but picked at an early stage of development before the nut has ripened and the outer husk has become hard and shell-like. Green almonds are eaten …

Rustic Wild Mushroom Tart, made with Chanterelle Mushrooms
Breads & Baked Goods Mushrooms Sauces & Condiments Wild Foods

Rustic Wild Mushroom Tart with Chanterelle Mushrooms

The deep intense flavor of wild mushrooms is something that cultivated mushrooms just don’t have. I’m talking about real wild mushrooms, not the kind typically found in grocery stores and on too many restaurant menus. Wild mushrooms grow in the wild. They grow in forests, on mountainsides, in meadows and in deep brush. They grow whenever and wherever their nature tells them to grow, and their marvelous earthy flavors are a sure sign that they are NOT the safe little …

Picture of a big bowl of Guinness and Beef Stew with Wild Mushrooms
Meat Mushrooms Soups & Stews Wild Foods

Beef and Guinness Stew with Wild Mushrooms

Beef and Guinness stew is a pub classic with its roots firmly bedded in the deep soil of Irish cooking and culture. What could be more Irish than dark, creamy Guinness stout and that Irish mainstay, potatoes? Add carrots and onions (both vegetables that grow well in Ireland’s often fickle climate), and a few modest bits of beef, and you have the makings of a hearty meal fit for St. Patrick himself. Mushrooms may not be an ingredient that immediately …

Manhattan Lobster (Mushroom) Chowder with oyster crackers
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Manhattan Lobster (Mushroom) Chowder

Lobster mushrooms are one of the most distinctive of edible wild mushrooms. Some say that they get their unusual name from their flavor, which is reminiscent of shellfish. It seems more likely that their bright orange-red exterior and snowy white flesh (which looks a lot like cooked lobster) are the source of their colorful appellation. The lobster mushroom is something of an oddity in the mushroom world, which certainly has more than its share of unusual characters. The lobster mushroom …

Stir-Fried Pork with Cucumber and Asian Mushrooms on a big plate
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Stir-Fried Pork with Cucumber and Asian Mushrooms

We’re big fans of dried mushrooms here at Earthy Delights. After all, we’ve been in the mushroom and wild foods business for almost 40 years. While a lot has changed, with the rise of new technologies and new ways of doing business (remember life before the internet or even personal computers?), our genuine love of fresh and dried mushrooms has remained steadfast. Why should anyone care about dried mushrooms? To start with, edible mushrooms are a wholesome and healthy package …

Farro, Wild Mushroom and Chestnut Salad with Sherry Vinaigrette
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Farro, Wild Mushroom and Chestnut Salad with Sherry Vinaigrette

Farro, an ancient relative of modern wheat, was once called “pharaoh’s wheat,” since it’s been around since the pyramids were still under warranty. It’s kept its appeal across much of the world through the intervening centuries, especially in Italy and the Middle East, but it’s only caught on in North America relatively recently. Once considered rather exotic, delicious farro now pops up regularly on restaurant menus and can usually be found in well-provisioned grocery stores. Farro’s wholesome grain-like flavor makes …

Polish Holiday Mushroom Soup
Mushrooms Soups & Stews Wild Foods

Polish Mushroom Soup (Zupa Grzybowa)

This simple, much-beloved soup, made with the large, meaty mushrooms called “borowik” in Polish, is traditionally served on Christmas Eve. Of course, there are as many different versions of this soup as there are Polish cooks (and their numerous descendants). Here is our recipe, which we think is a very nice version indeed. Here in the U.S., the borowik is most commonly known as the boletus edulis, king bolete or porcini mushroom. Mushroom lovers at home and around the world …

Double Mushroom and Cheese Strata
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Twice-the-Flavor Savory Double Mushroom and Cheese Strata

What’s a “strata?” Think savory bread pudding, only better. It’s an easy make-ahead meal that can be prepared the night before and baked just before you’re ready to serve it. While Double Mushroom & Cheese Strata is the perfect centerpiece for a lazy weekend brunch, it’s substantial and satisfying enough for a weeknight dinner too. Featuring savory cheeses, eggs and both fresh and dried mushrooms, this is rib-sticking comfort food at its finest – and a guaranteed hit with the …

Desserts Wild Foods

Pawpaw Mousse

Pickin’ Up Pawpaws, Way Down Yonder in the Pawpaw Patch… Some of us may still remember this song from childhood, but few of us have ever tasted a real pawpaw. Pawpaws have become a curiosity, little known to most of us, even though they have a long history in North America. The largest edible fruit native to the United States, pawpaws are most commonly found near riverbanks and in the understory of the fertile forests of the eastern United States. …

Cool & Creamy Pawpaw Cheesecake with Pecan Crust
Desserts Eggs Any Style Wild Foods

Pawpaw Cheesecake with Pecan Crust

The pawpaw (Asimina triloba) is a curious fruit. Until recently, few Americans were even aware of its existence, which is unusual, since it’s the largest fruit native to North America and once was a valued food source for both Native Americans and early European settlers. Of course, the pawpaw never really went away, but continued growing quietly in the background here and there; along riverbanks, near rusty, disused train tracks and on old abandoned homesteads across the eastern U.S., as far …