Springtime is morel mushroom season. These prized fungi are found all over the country foraged by enthusiasts where ever moist forests exist. I was at the Fredericksburg Farmers Market and saw a vendor with both morel and lions mane mushrooms and I got some of each. I decided I could extend the flavor of morels…

I remember someone once telling me, “Oh, you can’t put too much chocolate in the recipe.” I’m trying to test that theory. I used chocolate Oreos, then dipped them in chocolate pancake batter, air fried them, and then topped them with white chocolate. In the batter is also chocolate vodka. By my count, that’s a…

Summer time is abundance of fresh vegetables like radishes. I got some beautiful ones at the Stafford Farmers Market which I quickly snapped up. I did a quick pickle of apple cider vinegar, sugar, water and a pinch of salt. I used the microwave to get it to a quick boil. Let them sit for…

Let me start with my admission that you won’t get barracuda at your local mega mart. I found it on a lucky happenstance at A to Z Meat market. The texture is like swordfish and flavor is on the mild side. I topped it with the wasabi pesto recipe I did last week. If you…

The Wild Greens micro green vendor was at the Stafford Long Family Farmers Market. I tried the radish greens and the wasabi and decided I was going to make some pesto. This is going on a fish to be named later so I will show you that at a later date. I used walnuts, lemon,…