Here’s a wonderful free booklet to help you use permaculture principles to harvest rainwater and put it to use in your yard and gardens. The wonderfully-illustrated 8-page primer was created by by Joe Linton (of LA Creek Freak) to accompany a workshop he did in 2008. The guide draws heavily from Brad […]
Month: October 2017
Family Recipes: Gluten Free Hush Puppies
I have some recipes that are requested so often that I put them online somewhere for when friends or family message me and ask again for them. This is one of the recipes I decided to put up to save me the trouble of emailing it so much. 🙂 There are a lot of hush […]
Which Wild Edible Plants Are Covered in Samuel Thayer’s Foraging Books?
Samuel Thayer’s foraging books Nature’s Garden and The Forager’s Harvest are well loved by foragers, and his upcoming book, Incredible Wild Edibles, promises to be another great resource. Thayer doesn’t cover the same wild edible foods in any of his books. Each book goes into great detail about a few dozen wild foods to forage, […]
Recipe: Acorn Maple Ice Cream (Paleo & Vegan)
I thought I’d share another acorn recipe from my acorn book, in case anybody else has a stash of newly foraged acorns waiting to be put to good use. This is an ice cream recipe I developed, and like the acorn drop biscuit recipe it is also vegan. There is a traditional acorn ice cream […]
Review: How to Instant Pot
I was able to read an advanced reader copy of the upcoming book, How to Instant Pot, recently and thought I’d share my review here in case it helps any readers. How to Instant Pot might be better named “The Meat Lover’s Instant Pot Cookbook,” as meat features quite predominantly. As someone who cooks vegetarian, […]
The Fascinating History of Racahout, an Acorn Delicacy and Health Remedy — and the Modern Knock-Off It Inspired
As many readers know, I have been writing an acorn foraging guide and cookbook. My research led to a fascinating bit of history this week when I stumbled upon a reference to Racahout des Arabes, which was apparently once a very popular hot drink or hot cereal (depending on how much hot milk you used) made […]