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Ingredient Spotlight: Chokecherries

We took a nature walk in the small Southern California town of Oak Glen last weekend. The scenic area is known for its apple orchards, but we stumbled upon something quite different: chokecherries! ...

What Should I Make With 20 Pounds of Dried Morels?
Good Questions

Q: I have a GREAT problem - 20 pounds of morel mushrooms. We went hunting for them in Montana and dried them; so far we've fried them up, had them in cream sauce over elk steaks, and diced in eggs. ...

Have You Tried: Sumac-ade

In late summer and early fall, wild sumac berries ripen and turn a brilliant, deep red. You may have a tree in your backyard or local hiking spot. Did you know the berries can be turned into "lemonade...

Did You Know You Can Eat Kudzu?

I grew up in Georgia, where it was common to see groves of trees and even utility poles and barnhouses covered with kudzu, the "vine that ate the South." What few people know is that the plant is edib...

Ingredient Spotlight: Huckleberries

One of my favorite childhood memories is spending summers at my parents' mountain home in Highlands, North Carolina. Most days my mom would give me a metal pail and send me out berrypicking. I never...

Ingredient Spotlight: Thimbleberries

Thimbleberries come from thornless plants found from western and northern parts of North America, from Alaska to Ontario and Michigan. They have a striking resemblance to raspberries in that they are...

Nocino and Vin de Noix: Making Green Walnut Liqueur

I had the most unexpected lucky windfall last week. For several years I've followed the adventures of other cooks who were lucky enough to get their hands on green walnuts, and who parlayed their good...

Urban Foraging: Can You Identify This Berry?

We spotted this bush, heavy with dark purple berries, while on a walk near our apartment, but aren't sure what berry it actually is. Do you recognize it? More pictures below!...

How to Hunt for Morel Mushrooms (Plus a Recipe)
Guest Post from Meryl of My Bit of Earth

Weird but wonderful, the morel mushroom makes its appearance for a very short season each year in mid-Spring. This incredibly tasty member of the mushroom family is all but impossible to propagate, so...

Neighborhood Fruit: Where To Find Fruit On Public Land

Fishing in the City: Boston Ponds Stocked for the Season!
Boston

Bostonians, you don't have to travel far from home if you'd like to do a little fishing this summer! Many lakes and ponds right in the city are annually stocked with fish by the Division of Fisheries ...

Look! Digging for Razor Clams on Not Martha

Have you ever gone digging for clams? We've always wanted to, and Megan's post on her blog Not Martha makes us want to even more! Check out a few more of her clam-digging pictures after the jump......

Seasonal Spotlight: Acorns

Acorns aren't just for the birds and squirrels - we can eat them too! Bet you didn't know that. Acorns were a staple food for the Native Americans. Acorns are full of nutrients and are lower in fat...

Fallen Fruit: A Collaborative Community Project

Remember our quinces? You'll be happy to know they're still present and accounted for! Cross your fingers for jam-making next week. In the meantime, we'd like to share an organization we came across i...

Useful Food Tool: Opinel Mushroom Knife

I guess I've been in a mushroom mood lately. This morning, I joined the Mycological Society of San Francisco, and this week I've written about pink oyster mushrooms and abalone mushrooms....

Found Food: Do You Forage for Food?

Never growing larger than the fingernail on our pinky finger and ranging in color for ruby red to purple, we're not completely sure if these are raspberries or unripe blackberries. In either case, th...

Seasonal Spotlight: Nasturtiums

Almost every gardener has them growing on their property; those gray-green lilypad-shaped leaves that grow in clumpy vines and produce cheerful red and yellow flowers. But did you know they are edibl...