Foraging
Dining on Daylilies
While I always knew daylilies were edible, I had no idea they were so delicious! We gathered a bunch on my trip to New England last week and they're so good I may grow them as a food crop.
Foraging
While I always knew daylilies were edible, I had no idea they were so delicious! We gathered a bunch on my trip to New England last week and they're so good I may grow them as a food crop.
How-To (DIY stuff)
I get a surprisingly large amount of queries about how to cut up a whole rabbit or hare. So here you go: Step by step instructions, as well as a recipe for Buttermilk Fried Rabbit!
Foraging
After many years without them, I finally get my hands on some ramps - that wild onion everyone's talking about. Are they worth the hype?
Foraging
An offhanded remark leads me down the rabbit hole in search of the mysterious - yet ubiquitous - mallow plant. Who knew how important this weed was to the Eastern Mediterranean?
How-To (DIY stuff)
Making pasta at home is a soothing process I find utterly absorbing: knead, roll, cut, fill, shape. Pasta-making has become a journey for me, with endless combinations of flours and ingredients.
Preservation Recipes
Preserved lemons are not just the province of Morocco. Methods of preserving or pickling lemons exist wherever they are grown, including 19th century America.
Foraging
One of the first questions I had as I began researching acorns years ago was what do other groups do…
Fish
Caviar has always had a hold on me. It is a mysterious ingredient, almost otherworldy; the individual eggs look like jewels…
Foraging
Not much about cooking excites me more than experimenting with a new ingredient. I get especially jazzed when that ingredient…
Foraging
Brining olives is the oldest way to cure olives, especially green ones. What follows are instructions and troubleshooting on how…
How-To (DIY stuff)
How to make your own tomato paste, Sicilian style. Patience is needed, but if you have it, you'll be rewarded.
How-To (DIY stuff)
Not everyone knows that the borage plant is edible. So are borage flowers. Most people barely even know what borage…