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Ed Joice

Spring Greens

One of the greatest gifts each year is the welcome opportunity to get out into the woods after a long grey, winter and see brightly...

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Lobster Mushroom Hashbrowns

One of the most striking things about lobster mushrooms is the fact that they are so thick and solid and dense. When sliced open they...

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Mushroom Udon Soup

Winter is soup. There's snow on the ground tonight in the Twin Cities, so winter is now and now is time to eat lots and lots of piping...

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Lemon Chicken over Pesto

Lemon Chicken over Pesto Chicken of the woods is perhaps the most novel mushroom because it not only has that umami taste that is...

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Fried Milkweed Pods

Milkweed, despite its notoriety as a poisonous plant, can be not only edible but delicious. Monarchs have known this for a long time and...

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Improvisation: Wild Ramp Pesto

Pesto, like its English cousin pestle, both are derived from the latin word for “to crush”. In the case of this sauce or condiment, it is...

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2021 Morel Season Update #2

Here’s what I’m seeing out there: There’s only ONE GOOD WEEKEND LEFT! Morels will likely continue to be found after this weekend, but...

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Ramp and Bacon Whipped Cream Cheese

This stuff is amazing for a bagel schmear, stuffing into a big fat juicy morel, or stirring into some homemade mac n cheese. 1 cup of...

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2021 Morel Season Update

If you haven’t gotten the chance to get out and look for morels yet, or you have and you haven’t found anything, you might be wondering...