Some people, like me, love the flavor of smoke in food. It’s a primal thing: fire, mystery, and umami. Smoking enhances color as well as flavor: for example, the vibrant red-orange color of our ingredient of the week, smoked salmon. Many of smoked salmon’s friends are...
Occasion The first picnic of the year on a cool and cloudy early spring day. Menu Homemade pain de mie Morel & Gruyère Tart Mead, Honey Wine Theme Song Color Story Quiche is the intuitive cook’s secret weapon. It’s perfect for cooking in the moment, as you need...
The Morel Genus Morchella, Season Spring This elusive mushroom is found in diverse habitats: woodlands, especially those affected by forest fire urban ares: hiding in plain sight along sidewalks, haunting abandoned railroads. Morels appear after a spring...
Spring Soup with Dried Morels Serve alongside slices of ham and warm, crusty buttered bread This is a light and refreshing spring soup which depends on a high quality homemade broth for its flavor. If the broth is the star, store bought chicken stock will...
Now that you and the morel have been introduced, it’s time to get to know one another. Out in the world you will find many recipes for fresh morels, which I think is funny because most of us regular people do not have access to fresh morels. We do have access to...
