Recipes
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Cep and Thyme Risotto
Dried ceps do most of the work here. The soaking liquid is the real ingredient.
4 · 45 minutes
Chicken of the Woods Schnitzel
The tender outer margin, crumbed and fried, is the closest a fungus gets to a chicken escalope.
2 · 25 minutes
Giant Puffball Steaks
One puffball feeds a household. Cut it thick and treat it like a steak.
4 · 20 minutes
Pickled Chanterelles
Keeps a good autumn on the shelf until Christmas.
Makes 2 jars · 30 minutes plus 2 weeks
Wild Mushroom Powder
The best way to use a glut, and the most useful jar in the kitchen.
Makes 1 jar · 4 hours drying
Wild Mushrooms on Toast
The honest test of any wild mushroom. Butter, a hot pan, good bread and nothing to hide behind.
2 · 15 minutes