By Hippo (a hippopotamus) and Al (a bird) When we noticed dandelions popping up, we looked for a recipe and found Forager Chef Alan Bergo’s Apulian inspired dandelion crowns with garlic, chili, anchovy, chickpea and water oak acorn oil. “Let’s give it a go,” said Al, so we did. You can find it here....
Written by Hippo (a hippopotamus) and Al (a bird) Good things to eat are popping up all over the place! Al and I found and ate our first pheasant back mushroom (Polyporus squamosus) of the year two days ago and we are keeping an eye on some logs with baby pheasant backs that will...
Written by Hippo (a hippopotamus) and Al (a bird) Al and I have wondered many times whether humans are aliens to planet Earth. “There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch,” is one of those human ideas that really got me scratching my head – actually, I had to get Al to scratch...
THURSDAY, MAY 14 There is such a hubbub about morel mushrooms that Al and I decided to join in the hunt. After three days, we still have not found any, but we did find a decaying log covered in moss and some beautiful brown and tan mushrooms. “Bird feather mushrooms!” exclaimed Al. Our human...
