The Meal

Fir Tip Syrup

When I was younger I was obsessed with the television show Man vs. Wild. I was aware that the show was very produced and was not an authentic survival experience, but that was exactly what I wanted. This guy traveled to all manner of exciting places and showed us survival skills and other interesting bushcraft, […]

Dandelion Ravioli in Chive Butter

With any new food, especially something foraged, caught, or killed, I think it is important to experience it in two ways. First, you should experience it in something close to its raw form. Don’t dress it up too much in the first dish. To both fully experience and later fully utilise this food, you need […]

Dandelion Greens

If there is any ubiquitous forageable plant, it is certainly the dandelion. Dandelions are easily recognized, available just about everywhere, and have a number of uses. Today I am focusing on the greens, but the flowers and roots are edible as well. Pretty much everyone already knows what a dandelion looks like, but we might […]

Goose Barbacoa Taco Salad

I am the kind of person that when I make something really delicious I can fall into a pattern of eating it for two or three meals a day. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but when you have been working on your barbacoa recipe it leads to what might be considered a dangerous number […]