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Polyporus squamosus Epic Failure of a Recipe

What not to do with your Polyporus squamosus (Dryad’s Saddle, Pheasant Back) mushrooms.

Stuffed morels in cream sauce with farfalle.

A twist on classic rangoons (cheese puffs) using dried morel mushrooms for a vegetarian alternative.

Pokeweed. Why I don’t consider it an edible and what you should eat instead.

Decadent morel mushroom and ricotta cheese stuffed pork loins. A flavorful alternative to frying your morels.

Identification of the Polyporus squamosus mushroom.

A delicious and nutritious spring edible that grows wild. Eat the weeds!!

Space bush, a wild alternative to cinnamon.

Dead nettle: a delicious and nutritious spring green.

A healthy, delicious spring and summer green.

A fall and winter fruit full of fiber and nutrients.

How to identify purslane, a common wild edible high in omega-3 fatty acids.

Sumac is a common late summer, early fall wild edible high in vitamin C that makes a wonderful drink or jelly.

An extremely invasive shrub that produces huge volumes of fruit in the fall. Makes a decent jelly that tastes like sweet tarts.

Hericiums are wonderful mushrooms that, once cooked, have a flavor and texture similar to crab meat, and can be used as a vegan substitute for it.