11 of the Best Ways to Identify Wild Mushrooms
Photo: Brum (Shutterstock) Have you noticed the world getting a little more obsessed with mushrooms lately? Maybe you steer clear of wild mushrooms entirely because you don’t have a clue…
Plant Mushrooms (and Other Fungi) in Your Garden to Improve Soil Health
Lots of gardeners seem to dislike finding mushrooms growing in their beds or on their lawns, but spotting a mushrooms isn’t a bad thing—it’s actually a sign the soil is…
How to Start Growing Your Own Edible Mushrooms
There are over 14,000 species of mushrooms on Earth, ranging from poisonous death caps to delicious morels to mushrooms of the psychedelic variety. I’m sure you’ve seem them growing from…
You Should Grate Dried Mushrooms All Over Everything
Photo: Claire Lower A shaved truffle, whether on a bowl of pasta, a fluffy pile of scrambled eggs, or medium-rare ribeye, is the height of foodie indulgence, but I do…
16 of the Worst Gifts to Give Your Foodie Friend
When it comes to holiday gift giving, it truly is the thought that counts, but some thoughts are better than others. If you don’t know someone all that well, or…
Should You Remove the Gills From Your Portobello Mushrooms?
Photo: spicyPXL (Shutterstock) My sister is terrified of mushrooms, particularly the gills. This is both slightly annoying and deeply amusing. As someone who likes to feed her family (including this…
The Difference Between a Lager and an Ale (Because You’re Probably Getting It Wrong)
Photo: VDB Photos (Shutterstock) I’ll never forget one of the first tables I served as an antsy new waitress, when a woman asked her husband, “What does ‘IPA’ even stand…
Hold the Fat While Cooking Mushrooms to Brown Them Better
Photo: pbd Studio (Shutterstock) Not everyone agrees on the “best” way to cook a mushroom, but I think everyone understands that a good mushroom is a concentrated, well browned version…
The Different Kinds of Yeast and How to Use Them
Photo: Fascinadora (Shutterstock) One of the most common baking questions I get is what to do when a recipe calls for instant yeast, but all you have is active dry.…