NEW! Cooking With Mushrooms By Steven Wheeler. The increasing availability of wild and exotic fungi in supermarkets and delicatessens, as well, of course, as the possibility of finding unusual varieties in our forests and fields, means that cooks today have fantastic opportunities to explore the rare qualities of this most fascinating ingredient. This book presents an exciting and original collection of 60 delicious dishes using mushrooms and fungi of all types, for every kind of meal and menu. 96 pages, softcover. BGCWM $9.95

The Wild Vegan Cookbook For more than 20 years, naturalist, lecturer and author "Wildman" Steve Brill has been conducting foraging tours in and around New York City. In his most recent book, Steve offers up more than 500 recipes using nearly 150 wild food plants, including—of course—mushrooms. A wonderful cookbook for use with either wild-harvested or commercially available foods. 544 pages, softcover. BGWVC $27.95

The Edible Mushroom Book: a Guide to Foraging and Cooking By Anna Del Conte and Thomas Lœssøe. Part field guide, part cookbook, this fully-illustrated book is designed to not only help readers cook with mushrooms, but also to help them forage for fungi in the wild. Beginning in the kitchen, readers learn how to prepare wild fungi for cooking, then how to make sixty mouth-watering recipes from Scrambled Chanterelles to Baked Mushroom Polenta. Moving on to the field, The Edible Mushroom Book tells you where and when to forage, provides an identification guide, and includes information on more than fifty-five edible mushrooms. 192 pages, hardcover. BGTEM $17.95

Truffles By Elisabeth Luard. Award-winning food writer Elisabeth Luard captures the essence of truffles. Alongside practical recipes is an account of her truffle-hunting exploits, informing us of where to find the very best truffles throughout the world, and who the main truffle-producers are. This book is suited to the truffle connoisseur and anyone else who seeks this unique gastronomic experience. 176 pages, hardcover. BGT/EL $35.00

Mushrooms By Jacque Malouf. More than 70 inspiring and accessible recipes from an accomplished freelance chef and food writer. Includes recipes for mushrooms both wild and cultivated, including Shiitake, Enoki, Porcini, Chanterelle, Crimini, Oyster, Morels and more, with mouth-watering photographs by London photographer Tara Fisher. (Please note: since this book comes from the United Kingdom, ingredients are all listed in metric measurements.) 96 pages, hardcover. BGM/JM $15.95

Wild Mushrooms By Cynthia Nims. The third book in the Northwest Homegrown Cookbook series, celebrated Seattle food writer Cynthia Nims offers a tribute to Northwest wild mushrooms. 40 delicious recipes are included, covering appetizers, soups and salads, and main courses, along with information about buying, preparing and storing mushrooms. 96 pages, softcover. BGWM $14.95

The Complete Mushroom Book Author, chef and restaurateur Antonio Carluccio has been studying, collecting and cooking mushrooms for over 60 years. His newest book is a masterful blend of field guide and cookbook. Nearly 100 wild and cultivated species are described in words and pictures, including a number of photographs of mushrooms alongside their poisonous counterparts to help distinguish between them. Carluccio completes the book with over 100 delicious recipes, including beautiful pictures by food author and photographer Alastair Hendy. 224 pages, hardcover. BGCMB $39.95

Hope's Mushroom Cookbook By Hope Miller. Written by an expert with decades of experience cooking gourmet mushrooms for the most critical of audiences...mushroom experts from the far reaches of the world. In this 212-page book, Hope Miller features her favorite recipes. Spiral bound. BGHMC $19.95