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Snowboarding, Nettles, & Jerusalem Artichoke Bouyah

April 17, 2015 By Erica M. Davis 1 Comment

My friend’s husband tells tales of growing up in northern Wisconsin next to the Menominee Nation, where as a boy he played with the kids on the reservation. When they got hungry, they’d head to whichever family’s house was hosting that week’s “bouyah," a Midwestern tradition … [Read more...]

Filed Under: edible, featured, high altitude, invasive Tagged With: Allium, Boletus edulis, Canada thistle, Colorado, Denver, foraging, invasive, jerusalem artichoke, mushroom, onion, porcini, recipes, Rocky Mountains, stinging nettles, urban foraging

Dad’s Creamy Wild Mushroom Soup

August 18, 2014 By Erica M. Davis 4 Comments

My early porcini spot finally started fruiting a couple days ago, a full month behind last year's schedule. My guess is that the mushrooms decided to wait for my parents' arrival in Colorado. After so many trips to check for them, Gregg doubted I'd find any, but there they were, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: edible, high altitude, recipes Tagged With: Boletus edulis, Colorado, foraging, hawks wings, mushrooms, porcini, recipes, slippery jacks, Suillus

Old Places, New Head Spaces

September 19, 2013 By Erica M. Davis 1 Comment

Yesterday we revisited one of our old, favorite hikes on the shoulder of Pennsylvania Mountain above Fairplay, Colorado. We must have done a variation of that hike—sometimes ducking into the forest on game trails to encounter still-open mine holes and long-abandoned cabins, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: edible, high altitude, mushrooms Tagged With: Boletus edulis, Colorado, foraging, mushroom, mustard, porcini, realizations, Rocky Mountains

My Definition of a Good Day: Cow Parsnip for Breakfast, Dinner and Dessert

July 31, 2011 By Erica M. Davis 7 Comments

Dark-eyed Dennis takes a wormy Boletus edulis piece I left him. Take that, worms!

I woke up yesterday morning and cooked my very first quiche, in which the principal ingredient was—you guessed it—cow parsnip! We had it for breakfast; we had the leftovers for dinner; and then we had cow parsnip candy sticks for dessert. For me, there is simply no getting tired … [Read more...]

Filed Under: edible, high altitude Tagged With: Boletus edulis, candy, Colorado, cow parsnip, foraging, king bolete, mushroom, porcini, quiche

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Best dandelion soup ever

Three pennycress mustard recipes

Shasta Daisy & Dandelion Greens with Yucca Antipasto

Dad’s Creamy Wild Mushroom Soup

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