The Forager's Kitchen: Over 100 field-to-table recipes Hardcover – 11 Aug. 2016

Well I bought this book for my friend who lives in Liverpool. Every time I go to see her, she drags me around Croxteth Park in amongst the hedgerows gathering whatever is seasonal in the fruit and nut department. Last time I went we gathered blackberries and she has them with her porridge for breakfast. So I got her this book because she doesn't waste a thing. For example, I recently went to see her at Halloween and carved two pumpkins (quite well I thought). But it didn't stop with the carving, she told me to save the inside flesh for pumpkin soup. All this took about an hour and a half and then she suggested I separate the seeds as she was going to roast them in oil with salt and pepper (after boiling them for ten minutes). By this time I'd had enough of pumpkins and spent another three quarters of an hour separating the seeds from the flesh. The next day she was in the kitchen making the pumpkin soup and I admit my heart fell at the thought of it. Then I heard her say it tasted a bit sour (I'm not surprised when I think about my hands mashing about in that flesh searching for seeds for two hours) and I perked up at this I can tell you. So she ditched the pumpkin soup idea hurrah! Great book with lots of good tips - if you're that way inclined which I'm not ...ps. Don't tell my wife Beryl about this as when I go to Liverpool she thinks I'm train spotting at Lichfield Station.

The Forager's Kitchen is an absolute delight. It makes you want to grab a basket and get out there, and immerse yourself in countryside. It makes you look at plants in an entirely new way, or in the way that I used to, when I was growing up in Yorkshire, with wild garlic in the woods and bilberries on the moors. For reminding me of that alone, I want to give Fi Bird, the author, thanks, but she does so much more, with beautiful, do-able recipes, and a wealth of information about each foraged ingredient. The Elderflower scotch pancakes and the Honeysuckle tea, are top of my list, and gatherable even in urban West London. But this is also a book for dreaming over and for escaping with, and therefore deserves a place on your book shelf or night table. It would also make a lovely and different gift for friends who cook and preserve to expand their repertoires...

I love this book. It is beautifully produced and full of really interesting wild facts as well as delicious recipes. I was worried it would be too 'extreme' for me, but have found it is exactly the right level to make me want to go and forage more, rather than being daunting and putting me off. I live in the country and already forage for fungi and other bits and pieces, but really don't know a great deal about what's good and safe to eat out there. This made me aware of all sorts of edible delights that were right under my nose. Even if you don't intend to get out there and forage, it is a great book to just sit and read, I found it inspiring. Well done Fiona Bird!

Lovely book with some great photos and interesting recipes. Have yet to try any but have a few in mind.

Stunning book we'll written an illustrated

Really like this book - it gives info about the ingredients as well as some lovely recipes. I already know a fair number of the foraged ingredients that are in here anyway, but this is a great addition to my foraging library!

I have several books on foraging for wild foods but most of the so called recipes are a bit vague, at best, but this book sets the record straight! Clear, easy to follow recipes supported by good quality photographs, and sound advice highlighted. I would definitely recommend this book . Very honest in its production and not at all pretentious.

Gave aspresent and recipient very pleased.