Daylilies are wild food superstars, providing four different edible parts during the growing season. I’d be hard pressed to choose which part is my favorite, so don’t try to pin me down. As garden plants, daylilies are outrageously popular. Entire plant societies are devoted to the daylily, but most gardeners appreciate the plant only for its looks, not its culinary…
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That’s me on the left, digging for lotus tubers with my feet in the Mississippi River. (photo by Mike Krebill) How badly do I want those linden flowers? How delicious is that cattail pollen? Will that branch hold my weight while I reach for those oyster mushrooms? Am I going to run into mama bear and her cubs in the…
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I’m especially fond of recipes that let you use up lots of odds and ends from the refrigerator, and this is one of those recipes. It’s also delicious, easy to make, and freezes like a dream: asparagus and mushroom bread pudding. Feel free to substitute any kind of mushroom or wild green you have lying around (and if you’re a…
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