So you signed up for a CSA. Your bounty is already starting to roll in, but wait — you're having a hard time finishing things off with your busy spring schedule. That's OK! Here are a few tips to help make sure you don't let it go to waste, and to help you have tasty snacks when your CSA is a snow-covered memory later in the year. More

Wildflowers in a vase on your table, yes. But wildflowers in your food? Sure! Edible wildflowers pack a powerful nutritional punch, and look amazing when sprinkled over pancakes, salads, poached eggs, pizza—whatever strikes your fancy! Read on for the 10 rules for edible wildflowers.
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One of my favorite after-dinner treats is neither a traditional dessert nor a boozy cocktail. In fact, it's more often associated with sunny brunches than nighttime indulgences. But at the end of a long weekday, a glass of elderflower cordial is the simple, sweet delight that I crave. More

Though pink peppercorns are considered an exotic spice, the evergreen trees from which they originate are anything but. Peruvian pepper is an invasive species that—for lucky foragers in California, Florida, Hawaii and other hot climates—are easy to find to make your own gourmet spice. More

Because they've somewhat fallen out of fashion, many cooks don't realize how important a pocketknife is to a culinary life. Sure we have our chef's knife and our paring knife safely ensconced in the home kitchen. But a cook should always be ready for whatever delicious opportunities are thrown her way and a pocketknife is essential for that readiness. Plus, a pocketknife is a thing of beauty and as such should always be encouraged.

Do you have a pocketknife? What do you use it for? More

It seems like this is a good year for mushrooms, at least in Northern California. In Berkeley, you can find heaps of delicious looking wild mushrooms at fairly reasonable prices, especially chanterelles, which come in many colors (white, yellow, black.) But what caught my eye recently is the oddly named Fried Chicken Mushroom. Is it true? Does it really taste like fried chicken? At $8.99 a pound, I picked up a small handful for around $2, and took them back to my kitchen to find out.
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While traveling through Minnesota the past couple of weeks, we've spotted hundreds, perhaps thousands, of these brilliant red berry clusters in yards and parks. As avid foragers, our first thought was, "Are they edible?!" More

Q: I live in an area where acorns are abundant. I know they are edible, but they have a bitter taste. Still, I came across this: "In some human cultures, acorns once constituted a dietary staple, though they are now generally considered a minor food with the exception of Native American and Korean cultures."

Do you have any info about using acorns, maybe preparing them in a way that takes out the bitterness?

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I spent last week hiking along rivers and coastal cliffs of Oregon, stopping along the way to feast on wild blackberries, thimbleberries, huckleberries, and one berry that I'd never heard of before – the salal. Have you ever tasted the salal berry? More

When it comes to beans and lessening their "digestive consequences," we have two main strategies: one, soak them before cooking and two, add epazote. More