Fall is mushroom season in my part of the world. It’s a great time to experiment with all sorts of mushroom recipes, and this one is a winner: versatile, delicious, and cute as a freakin’ button. Mini mushroom puffs are fast and easy to make, and they keep well in the refrigerator. This is a flexible recipe: use any kind…
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Black walnuts tend to polarize foragers. Some people love them, some people hate them. I love them. This is a strongly flavored nut, with dark overtones of wine and mushrooms (I know that sounds weird but go with me on this one) that stand up to the sweetness of a corn syrup based pie filling. Black walnut pie trumps pecan…
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When I think about the process of making flour, I imagine vast fields of grain, and peasant with sunburned necks. They are sweaty, thirsty, and it doesn’t look like a whole lot of fun. Fortunately, making chestnut flour is WAY easier than harvesting wheat, then winnowing and milling the grain. Chestnut flour is also very tasty, and gluten free (in…
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A podcast about plants with Ellen Zachos and C.L. Fornari