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Pine Cone Syrup MAKES ABOUT 2 CUPS 2 cups young green pine cones (8 to 12,depending on size), washed and wood ends snipped off 2 cups...

From Forage. Gather. Feast. Photo by Marla Aufmuth MAKES 1 DRINK 1 1/ 2 ounces (3 tablespoons) green chartreuse 1/ 2 ounce (1 tablespoon)...

MAKES 1 COCKTAIL 1 ounce gin 1 ounce Elderflower and Lemon Simple Syrup Ice 3 ounces sparkling wine or champagne Lemon twist, for garnish...

MAKES 1 MOCKTAIL 15 ounces high- quality tonic 2 tablespoons ume plum paste (see note) 1/ 4 cup Elderflower and Lemon Simple Syrup Juice...

The elderberry bush is popular in landscaping, so there’s no telling where you will find one of these. Elderflowers appear as modest...

Morels are prized for their rich, savory flavor. They grow in mixed conifer forests at higher Photo by Foodwise altitudes. In the years...

The earth is you. You are the earth. When you realize there is no separation you fall completely in love with this beautiful planet....

Sonoma is a vast county with rolling hillsides where happy cows graze, grids of wine grapes, orchards a plenty and a rugged, rich,...

The restaurant business is challenging in the best of times. Since 2020, these haven't been the best of times, particularly not in San...

From Forage. Gather. Feast. Photo by Marla Aufmuth It’s always seemed a waste to me to compost the morels and kombu after making the...

From Forage. Gather. Feast. Photo by Marla Aufmuth Dashi is a simple, subtle, and fragrant broth whose base layer of flavor is kombu...

Spring—Persephone’s season, a time of renewal and abundance. By Ambre Arneodau How cool is it to be both the Queen of the Underworld and...

This is a simple stunner that makes good use of wild greens and those that are in your crisper that need to be used. Almost any type of...

We are living in a time of deep uncertainty. The guardrails are off the federal government and we have no idea what will happen next to...

From Forage. Gather. Feast. photo by Marla Aufmuth In my neighborhood, lemons thrive in the foggy, never too-cold or hot microclimates....

Early spring in Northern California offers an overlapping of winter mushrooms and wild greens like miner’s lettuce, watercress, fennel,...

“Time is the substance I am made of. Time is a river which sweeps me along, but I am the river; it is a tiger which destroys me, but I am...

You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves. Mary Oliver But what if you don’t know what your animal body loves?...

If you have some cosmetically challenged pieces of porcini, whip up this butter and gift to your favorite people, or serve at a dinner...

Photo by Josh Lutz Mushroom skewers are a life hack. They’re simple, elegant, and people seem to like the novelty of eating food off a...