Steve arrived home from work last Friday, a briefcase in one hand and a massive Boletus edulis in the other. A smile of pure joy lit his face. “It’s time to go mushrooming.”
He handed me the mushroom, a king bolete, also known as porcino in Italy and cep in France. ...
I always keep a bag of shelled edamame beans in the freezer. They’re colorful, taste great, and very versatile.
Edamames are green soybeans, harvested while the pod is still soft and bright green. In Japanese, “eda” means branches and “mame” means beans; thus, edamames grow in clusters on the soybean plant’s ...
The dandelions are coming! The dandelions are coming!
Actually, the first dandelions of the season have arrived. They’re still few and far between, but I found enough to make a salad.
Dandelions are at their best in early spring, when their flavor is sweet and mild. As flower buds develop and blossom, ...
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