Wild Mushroom Cookbook: Soups, Stir-Fries, and Full Courses from the Forest to the Frying Pan

Ingrid Holmberg · Pelle Holmberg

Sep 2014 · Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

About this ebook

You’ve spent the summer picking mushrooms in the forest, gaze sweeping along the trunks of trees and a basket of mushrooms dangling from the crook of your arm—but what next? With storerooms and cellar overflowing with chanterelles, porcini, and boletes, how do you prepare these delicacies of nature into flavorful and mouthwatering dishes? Wild Mushroom Cookbook is the cookbook foragers and mushroom lovers have been waiting for; this is the book that shows how to turn delicious, hand-picked ingredients into:

Mushroom flour
Chanterelle soup with gorgonzola
Dumplings, quesadillas, and risottos
Porcini focaccia
Mushroom pie with mozzarella and chard
Lamb and venison stir-fries
Lasagna
And much more!
Mushrooms are a flavor enhancer like no other—perfect for a light snack, appetizer or main course—and are perfect in combination with fish, poultry, game, and other wild ingredients. Mushrooms are also sugar-, gluten-, and carb-free—making them the ideal ingredient for the modern kitchen. Featuring fifty delectable recipes, mouthwatering photographs, and tips on how to dry and preserve mushrooms from the wild, Wild Mushroom Cookbook is all you need to turn your favorite hobby into tonight’s dinner.

Skyhorse Publishing, along with our Good Books and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of cookbooks, including books on juicing, grilling, baking, frying, home brewing and winemaking, slow cookers, and cast iron cooking. We’ve been successful with books on gluten-free cooking, vegetarian and vegan cooking, paleo, raw foods, and more. Our list includes French cooking, Swedish cooking, Austrian and German cooking, Cajun cooking, as well as books on jerky, canning and preserving, peanut butter, meatballs, oil and vinegar, bone broth, and more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

About the author

Ingrid Holmberg shares her husband's love of mushrooms. Over the years she has become a mushroom expert in the kitchen!

Pelle Holmberg is one of Sweden’s most well-known biologists and educators. He has led numerous plant courses, flower walks, and mushrooming excursions. He has written a broad range of books on plants, berries, and mushrooms. In 2003, Pelle was awarded the silver medal “for extraordinary contributions to Swedish food culture” from Sweden’s Gastronomic Academy. He is also a member of the Small Society, which aims to preserve and promote Swedish cuisine. He lives in Stockholm, Sweden.