Wild Mushrooms: A Cookbook & Foraging Guide — Signed by the Authors

From the Forest to the Table

Wild Mushrooms: A Cookbook and Foraging Guide grew out of our love of hunting wild mushrooms—and the inevitable question that comes after a successful day in the woods: Now what do we do with all of these mushrooms?

Written by Modern Forager founders Kristen and Trent Blizzard, this isn't simply a mushroom cookbook. It's a guide to getting more out of your wild mushroom harvest, from finding and collecting mushrooms to transporting, cleaning, preserving and, of course, cooking them.

Inside you'll find 115 recipes organized around 15 groups of wild mushrooms, along with contributions, stories and knowledge from experienced foragers around the country. Rather than organizing the book by breakfast, lunch or dinner, we organized it around the mushrooms themselves—because that's how foragers actually cook. When you come home with a basket full of morels, chanterelles or porcini, you want to know what you can do with that mushroom.

Recipes range from approachable everyday dishes and preservation techniques to creative recipes such as Baked Brie with Chanterelle Jam, Lobster Mushroom and Butternut Squash Soup, Morel Stroganoff, mushroom teas and much more. 

You'll also learn about mushroom safety and edibility, flavor profiles, cleaning and handling your harvest, and preservation techniques that let you enjoy wild mushrooms long after the season ends. 

Whether you're a brand-new mushroom hunter wondering what to do with your first chanterelles or an experienced forager looking for new ways to use a big harvest, this book was created for people who love finding, cooking and eating wild mushrooms.

Signed by Trent & Kristen

Every copy purchased directly from Modern Forager is personally signed by us.

Want to make it a gift? We're happy to add a personalized inscription. Just tell us what you'd like written in the order notes at checkout.

That makes this an especially fun gift for mushroom hunters, foragers, cooks and anyone whose idea of a good weekend involves disappearing into the woods with a basket.

What's Inside

• 115 wild mushroom recipes
• Recipes organized around 15 mushroom groups
• Finding, collecting and transporting wild mushrooms
• Cleaning and preparing your harvest
• Drying, pickling and other preservation techniques
• Mushroom flavor profiles and culinary uses
• Safety and edibility information
• Stories, knowledge and recipes from experienced mushroom foragers
• A personally signed copy from Trent & Kristen Blizzard

Mushrooms Covered

Morels • Chanterelles • Porcini • Matsutake • Lobster Mushrooms • Oyster Mushrooms • Hedgehogs • Yellowfeet • Black Trumpets • Chicken of the Woods • Lion's Mane • Maitake • Truffles • Reishi • Chaga • Turkey Tail 

A Few Recipes You'll Find Inside

Baked Brie with Chanterelle Jam • Chanterelle & Wild Mushroom Duxelles • Chicken Mushroom Parmesan • Lobster Mushroom & Butternut Squash Soup • Morel Stroganoff • Chaga & Reishi Teas — plus more than 100 others. 

Best For

Mushroom Hunters • Wild Food Cooks • Beginning Foragers • Experienced Foragers • Mushroom Lovers • Gifts

Book Details

Authors: Kristen Blizzard & Trent Blizzard
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Recipes: 115
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Publication Year: 2020
ISBN-13: 978-1510749436

REVIEWS for Wild Mushrooms...

"This book of marvels is generous of heart and imbued with the deep sensitivity of true foragers. The Blizzards have the rare gift of intimately knowing these wild mushrooms like old friends: their unique personalities, their eccentric culinary traits, and the special secrets to keeping them a part of your life and kitchen all year long. The superb recipes and preservation methods make this book the best wild mushroom forager’s guide to date."
~Connie Green, Wine Forest Wild Foods, author of The Wild Table

"Trent and Kristen have done a great job compiling recipes from talented foragers, telling their stories, as well as distilling down mushroom hunting knowledge only years of experience can provide.Wild Mushrooms will happily form a symbiosis with your field guides, as well as your kitchen." 
~Alan Bergo, forager & chef

"Join the thrill of the hunt with foragers Kristen and Trent Blizzard in an intimate glimpse into a community of mushroomers who relish fungal feasts. Much more than a field guide or a cookbook, Wild Mushrooms offers comprehensive instructions on cleaning and preserving your haul, along with 115 savory, sweet, and medicinal recipes honed to perfection by more than two dozen chefs and home cooks who share the Blizzards’ love of wild mushrooms. They weave nearly a decade of experiences foraging in the mountain states, Pacific Northwest, and Midwest through the book, and spent over a year collecting, testing recipes, and photographing the mouthwatering creations in this handsome collection. Destined to be a leading authority in its class, this volume adds immeasurable value to the handful of wild mushroom cookbooks on the market. It manages to preserve the best of these with the conviviality of a community cookbook, but adding a professional and comprehensive focus with enough wit and wonder to provide an invaluable resource for beginners as well as seasoned mushroom hunters. The globally inspired recipes range from practical to unusual, with basic techniques like grilling, pickling, and drying elevated by more fanciful creations, including Chanterelle Apricot Sorbet, Porcini and Gruyère Gougeres, Savory Matsutake Daikon Cake, and Candy Cap Mushroom Popsicles. Interspersed with pro tips and stunning, minimalist images of each species are biographies and anecdotes from passionate mushroomers the Blizzards have come to know in their years attending festivals and joining forays across the country. I highly recommend it and look forward to sampling each and every recipe."
~Jennifer Burns Bright, PhD, food educator, travel writer, forager, and lover of all mushrooms wild and wonderful