When you’ve invested hours foraging for wild mushrooms it’s hard to give up even an ounce of your harvest. But not every mushroom you bring home is tender enough to eat as is. Let’s say you hit the oyster mushroom mother lode and you’ve already cooked with or preserved all the tender caps. The solid stems feel too dense and…
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Japanese Knotweed Wine: Recipe
I got a message from a friend this morning (thanks, Bill), saying he was going to make Japanese knotweed wine. He found my recipe on an old website, which made me realize I should update that and move it here, so all the world can find it easily. I love knotweed wine for several reasons: the flavor is excellent Japanese…
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I have a new website AND a new book!
If you get my newsletter, you already know I have a new book coming out on March 23. That’s right, in less than two weeks, The Forager’s Pantry will be available world wide and I couldn’t be happier. (Well, ok, I could be happier if, say, the pandemic were over, if all the abandoned cats and dogs in the world…
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