772 berry recipes

Ovenstad's bread: a hearty three-grain bread machine loaf with white, rye, and whole wheat flours plus softened wheat berries for chewy texture and earthy depth. A Scandinavian-style everyday bread with real bite.

Lemon rose geranium angel cake: a classic cloud-light angel food cake perfumed from below by fresh lemon rose geranium leaves lining the pan. Delicately floral, snow-white, and finished with fresh berries and edible flowers.

Wine-marinated lamb shoulder layered with potatoes, onions, and butter, slow-roasted in a traditional German Romertopf clay pot. Rustic European comfort at its most elemental.

Spicy pickled plums in malt-vinegar brine with red chilies, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, and mace. A British-style preserve for cold meats, cheese boards, or holiday ham.

Spiced pickled peach slices preserved in white wine vinegar with brown sugar, dried chili peppers, cinnamon, cloves, and allspice. Ready after 3 weeks of curing in the jar.

Orange glazed caribou roast seared at high heat, then braised with orange juice, allspice, and juniper berries. Finished with a currant jelly and bitters glaze for wild game done right.

Vegetarian chili with soybeans and wheat berries instead of traditional kidney beans. Simmered with fresh tomatoes, jalapeno, red bell pepper, and warm spices. Better the next day.

Toast cumin, cardamom, and fenugreek until fragrant, then grind with dried chilies and shallots for an aromatic Ethiopian spice blend that's ready in minutes.

Sour cream pound cake with a tender, tight crumb and buttery vanilla flavor. Old-fashioned loaf-pan recipe served with fresh berries and a dollop of sour cream.

Swedish pickled herring with a sweet-sour vinegar brine layered with red onion, carrots, ginger, and horseradish. A classic Scandinavian smorgasbord appetizer that only gets better after 2-3 days in the jar.

A nutty, chewy side dish of wheat berries, pearl barley, and wild rice simmered in chicken bouillon with lemon zest, garlic, and green onions. Wholesome comfort in one pot.

Capretto alla Locarnese, Swiss-Italian pot-roasted kid or lamb braised with sage, juniper berries, mint, white wine, and finished with cream and rum. A refined Alpine braise.

Oven-baked five grain pilaf with barley, wheat berries, millet, wild rice, and brown rice, studded with mushrooms, orange-soaked currants, and toasted almonds.

Maple barbecued caribou ribs marinated overnight and slow-roasted for 3 hours in a sauce of maple syrup, ketchup, Worcestershire, and juniper berries. Wild game meets Canadian-style BBQ.

Fish broth with oysters and saffron simmers a homemade fish fumet with juniper, leeks, and white wine, then adds clams, just-curled oysters, mung bean threads, radicchio, and saffron at serving. A delicate, restaurant-style seafood consomme.

Bone broth caribou soup loaded with potatoes, carrots, parsnips, turnip, and cabbage, seasoned with juniper berries and white wine. Even better the next day.