Rooted Kitchen

Experience a deeper connection with the natural world through over 80 inventive recipes using seasonal ingredients, as well as thoughtful essays, tips, and basic techniques for foraging, preserving, and cooking over an open fire. Rooted Kitchen provides a fresh approach to appreciating nature and its bountiful offerings.

Organized by season, these recipes will help you make the most of your local farmers market or neighborhood foraging, such as the comforting Nettle Orecchiette with Sausage and Mint in the spring (and how to use nettle leaves for a nourishing cup of tea on chilly mornings), Nectarine Salad with Cucumber, Fennel, Feta, and Herbs in the summer, and Fire-Roasted Pumpkin Fondue with Chanterelles in the fall.

Additional tips on harvesting ingredients, from mushrooms to nettles to edible flowers, along with preserving, fermenting, beginner foraging techniques, and mindfulness activities, are also included.