Eligh Miller-Polivka

Hello, my name is Eligh! born in Portland, Oregon. I am a very passionate forager, i enjoy sharing knowledge,
I like to put a spin on popular dishes and creating new dishes, using foraged foods.
i hunt, fish, raise many different kinds of animals, and have a wide variety of ways of getting my own food.
i very much enjoy plant, tree, mushroom identification and there uses for food, beverage and medicine.
follow along! as i create dishes using all of the things that grow outside your door.

This Pumpkin Flower Recipe is so easy and delicious, it is not hard to get addicted to it. Just a few simple ingredients thrown together makes a great breakfast, or side dish. Good for any occasion, you and your friends and family will no doubt be waiting for summertime to be coming around again! Pumpkin …

This Seasonal Berry Crisp is an absolutely perfect dessert for anytime of the year. Make it with fresh berries in the summertime, or frozen berries in the winter time. There is no way you could go wrong with this timeless, wonder of a dessert! Try some of my other recipes! Blackberry Jelly – Uses fresh …

Elk With Chanterelle mushrooms is the way to go if you want to prepare a simple, yet delightful dish, using things that you have harvested all on your own, or at the very least have been harvested in the USA! The extremely savory and natural flavor of the elk, paired with fruity and meaty, fresh …

Bok Choy soup is a quick and delicious soup! It is highly nutritious, hydrating, and quite versatile. Just a few ingredients and it will taste like you entered a gentle sit down, in the heart of china. The natural look of the whole leaves of the Bok Choy will no doubt let you and your …

Ice Cream Affogato is a perfect dessert! But it is one that you might only want to eat before you go out on the town rather than right before you go to bed. In Italian, Affogato means drowned, which it is in more ways than one. Not only is it your favorite ice cream drowned …

Elk made simple, is the way to go if you are just a beginner at cooking wild game, or just trying to make a tried and true elk recipe at home. The best part about this elk recipe is that it is quick, tender, and so delicious! Serve with homemade native North American wild rice, …

Wild Rice with Lambsquarters is a dish that is easy to make, taste’s like a scoop of heaven and is absolutely packed with nutrition! Throw it all in your rice cooker, or instant pot and you will have a perfect side dish that’s good for any occasion. This recipe takes about the same amount of …

Oh, Blueberries N’ Cream! How I love Blueberries N’ Cream! This dish is one of those simple dishes that just, make you want to keep eating and eating. The explosion of flavor from the delicious blueberries, mixed with the Sinfully sweet combination of heavy whipping cream and sugar, will keep you waiting for blueberry season …

Fried Bream is the way to go when it comes to a food that is readily available and sustainable. Bream like Bluegill, Green sunfish, and Redear sunfish are some of the most delicious freshwater fish! The appealing look of the whole fish mixed with that crunchy exterior with flaky and moist flesh underneath, is surely …

Garlic Powder made with wild garlic aka wild onion, Allium canadense, is a flavor packed seasoning! To make your own seasonings, is to have culinary freedom. Making your own seasoning may take less time than going to the grocery store, and contains far more flavor, and nutritional benefit, than does its store bought counterpart. If …