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May 22nd, 2012 |
By Hank Shaw |
Category: Featured, Foraging
Wild ginger has been used as a food plant in North America for eons, but it also happens to contain a substance that can cause kidney failure. I review the science on the matter.
Tags: Foraging, herbs, wild food Posted in Featured, Foraging |
10 comments
May 20th, 2012 |
By Hank Shaw |
Category: pickles, Recipe, The Garden
If you’ve ever had one of those amazing dill pickles, right from the crock, you’ve had a lacto-fermented pickle. Guess what? The process works great with carrots, too.
Tags: canning, pickles, preserved foods, The Garden Posted in pickles, Recipe, The Garden |
5 comments
May 17th, 2012 |
By Hank Shaw |
Category: Fish, Italian, Pasta, Risotto, Gnocchi, Recipe
I first ate this astonishing spaghetti sauce in Massachusetts; my brother-in-law made it with lobster. This is my West Coast version, done with crab.
Tags: crab, italian recipes, pasta recipes, seafood recipes, wild food Posted in Fish, Italian, Pasta, Risotto, Gnocchi, Recipe |
4 comments
May 15th, 2012 |
By Hank Shaw |
Category: Italian, Recipe, Wild Game
Wild turkey parmesan? Oh hell, yeah! Not the fanciest dish I’ve ever made, but it sure is good. It’s a great way to introduce someone to wild turkey.
Tags: classic recipes, easy recipes, italian recipes, wild food, Wild Game, wild turkey Posted in Italian, Recipe, Wild Game |
4 comments
May 13th, 2012 |
By Hank Shaw |
Category: Fish, Recipe
Today is Mother’s Day, and for me that means mom’s clam chowder. Not only is it a wonderful chowder, but it’s also a bowl full of memories.
Tags: clams and mussels, classic recipes, soups, wild food Posted in Fish, Recipe |
11 comments
May 10th, 2012 |
By Hank Shaw |
Category: Foraging, Mushrooms
Morel season is in high gear here on the Pacific Coast, and they’re still popping in the upper Midwest and New England. So here’s a challenge: Tell me how you cook your morels.
Tags: morels, mushrooms Posted in Foraging, Mushrooms |
25 comments
May 5th, 2012 |
By Hank Shaw |
Category: Recipe, Venison, Wild Game
I had my first Cajun sauce piquante a year ago, in a grubby cafe near Houma. It was made with alligator, and it was awesome. This version is made with venison, and it’s just as awesome.
Tags: Cajun and Creole Recipes, stews, venison recipes, wild food, Wild Game Posted in Recipe, Venison, Wild Game |
8 comments
May 3rd, 2012 |
By Hank Shaw |
Category: Foraging, Greek, pickles, Recipe
Curing olives in springtime? Who knew? But early spring is the time to gather ripe black olives for oil-curing, and I love me some oil-cured olives.
Tags: easy recipes, greek recipes, olives, preserved foods Posted in Foraging, Greek, pickles, Recipe |
9 comments
Apr 30th, 2012 |
By Hank Shaw |
Category: Fish, Hunting & Fishing Stories
Fishing for striped bass means far more to me than merely chasing my dinner. Stripers have become a marker for the key moments in my life.
Tags: essays, Hunting and Fishing Stories, striped bass Posted in Fish, Hunting & Fishing Stories |
12 comments
