The word za’atar has two different culinary meanings. It’s the common name for Origanum syriacum, a plant native to the…
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Recipes
The Dirty Lily Bud Martini (a foraged adult beverage)
What Makes a Dirty Martini Dirty? Rumor has it that the dirty martini was created at Yalta, when FDR, Churchill,…
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Easy Asparagus and Mushroom Bread Pudding Recipe
I’m especially fond of recipes that let you use up lots of odds and ends from the refrigerator, and this…
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Mini Mushroom Puffs: Little Bites of Wild Deliciousness
Fall is mushroom season in my part of the world. It’s a great time to experiment with all sorts of…
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Rich and Flavorful Black Walnut Pie Recipe
Black walnuts tend to polarize foragers. Some people love them, some people hate them. I love them. This is a…
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Chestnut Flour is Easy to Make
When I think about the process of making flour, I imagine vast fields of grain, and peasant with sunburned necks….
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