Maybe you have seen candied violets as a garnish on fancy desserts or cocktails, but we're celebrating a more homey preparation of this springtime flower
garlic mustard
Have you ever seen a plant like this? Clumps of it have been appearing my yard this spring. It kind of reminds me of wasabi. The roots smell like garlic. Could it be edible? Tom Patterson at Wild Purveyors says... yes!
hen of the woods
This year has been great for wild mushrooms. In the past two weeks I have foraged around 5 pounds of grifola frondosa, "hen of the woods."