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Recent Posts Tagged With 'wild treat'
Aug 15
Can one have too many peaches? While I may claim to be more veggie than fruit the rest of the year, I definitely can survive on fruit alone during the summer months. What with the glut of berries, tomatoes, and stone fruits, who needs veggies? (Okay, (read full article)
Drink, gardening, garlic, herbs, honey, recipe, stone fruits, suburban sprawl, sustainability, wild mushrooms
Jul 29
If July is about the horn of plenty filling up, then August is all about the horn spilling over! All across Canada and the Northern Hemisphere, gardeners and farmers alike are being overwhelmed by the abundance of their crops... for the most part. So (read full article)
apples, artichokes, beans, berries, cabbage, corn, Drink, Eggplant, herbs, kale
May 18
'Tis the season for West Coast samphires! If you've ever eaten salt-marsh lamb, and wondered how it got its salty flavour: these are the answer. The pine-needle-shaped plant grows in coastal marshes, where its feet are constantly bathed in seawater. (read full article)
recipe, wild treat
May 09
There's nothing like a nice plate of pasta primavera to satisfy one's craving for all of spring's delights. (Primavera means springtime in Italian, after all.) The combination of al dente spaghettini or linguini, and crisp-fresh vegetables is b (read full article)
asparagus, recipe, what to look for, Wild Garlic, wild mushrooms, wild treat
May 07
I can't believe it's already a week into May! Time does fly when one isn't paying attention, doesn't it? They say that April showers bring May flowers. The flowers are indeed glorious, but I cannot say that April was particularly wet. Snowy, maybe... (read full article)
asparagus, lettuce, lobster, radishes, shrimps, what to look for, wild mushrooms, wild treat
Apr 26
West Coast morels are in! And what lookers they are!Quebec morels are supposedly a week or two away from popping up: one has been spotted yesterday by an experienced forager. How exciting... What with New Brunswick lobster season opening this week, a (read full article)
crab, lobster, recipe, what to look for, wild mushrooms, wild treat