Mexican
Huitlacoche Quesadilla
A recipe for huitlacoche quesadillas. Huitlacoche, "corn smut," is a mushroom that grows on corn, and is amazing cooked with chile and onion on a tortilla.
Mushrooms
Birch Bolete Bonanza
How to identify, harvest and cook the birch bolete, Leccinum scabrum. Birch boletes are edible, but best dried first.
Featured
How to Make Chipotles
How to make chipotles at home. You need ripe jalapenos, a smoker, and time. They're easy to make, and store well.
Mexican
Mahi Mahi Ceviche
A mahi mahi ceviche recipe inspired by ceviches I've eaten in Baja California. Dorado ceviche is common there, and often uses fruit like mango or pineapple.
Fish
Eat more Burbot
How to cook burbot, also called eelpout, ling, lawyer fish and mariah. Burbot are a freshwater cod, and are wonderful table fare.
Fish
Can You Eat Spider Crabs? Yes.
Can you eat spider crabs? Absolutely. Spider crabs are totally edible, and they taste like other crabs. Here's how to prepare and cook them.
Mexican
Cucumber Agua Fresca
How to make a cucumber agua fresca with lime and a touch of salt. This is a great hot-weather drink that also uses up cucumbers if you have too many.
Charcuterie
Fish Sausage
A fish sausage recipe that isn't fishy and tastes great grilled or seared. Homemade fish sausage isn't hard to make and will work with most fish.
Fish
eating freshwater drum
Freshwater drum, also called gaspergou, are unloved, but good to eat. Here are tips on how to cook them, along with a host of recipe ideas.
American Recipes
Brisket Tacos
Brisket tacos are a Texas tradition that extends into Northern Mexico. Chopped, smoked brisket on a flour tortilla with all the fixins.
Podcast
Hunt Gather Talk: Basic Cheesemaking
I talk with Claudia Lucero of Urban Cheesecraft in Portland on how to make basic cheeses with little or no special equipment. It's a total geek out session!
Fish
Poached Fish
A simple poached fish recipe along with tips and tricks to mastering the technique of poaching fish in wine, broth or other liquids.
