Author: Paul Ashton

Basics, sauces and ingredients

Scarlet Elf Cups

Scarlet Elf Cups Preparation: Clean thoroughly brushing off any woodland debris.Blanch for 2 minutes. They will hold their colour and provide texture and decoration Recipes

Foraging & Flora

Roasted Oyster Mushroom Soup

A woodland mushroom soup with deep roasted flavour. Roasting oyster mushrooms concentrates their flavour and gives this soup a rich, savoury depth. A small potato

Jelly Ear Soup with variations

Jelly Ear Soup with variations Jelly Ears are foraged from dead wood in early spring.Jelly ear mushrooms bring something a little different to soup. Their

Woodland salad

Scarlet elf cups (Sarcoscypha coccinea) are mild, slightly mushroomy, visually stunning. Jelly ears (Auricularia auricula-judae) have little flavour but a beautiful, silky bite. Together: colour

Cucina Povera

Cucina Povera Cucina povera — literally “poor kitchen” — is not about lack, but about making the most of what you have. It is a

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