Apartment Therapy Tagged: wild foods

My Mushroom Hunting Weekend

Last weekend, armed with my Opinel mushroom knife, I drove 2 hours up Highway 1 to Salt Point State Park on the Sonoma Coast to join other members of the Mycological Society of San Francisco on the mo...

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...

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...

Ingredient Spotlight: Sea Beans

We recently saw this odd culinary item at Far West Fungi. Sea beans? What are they, and what do you do with them? Google to the rescue ......

Seasonal Spotlight: Lamb's Quarter

Lamb's quarters are a weed-like plant that most people don't realize is edible and tasty....

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...

Seasonal Spotlight: Fiddlehead Ferns

Each spring for a very brief time, we smile when we see the green, curly fern tips known as fiddlehead ferns. Not only are they delicious, but they're a special treat as we can only get them during a...