A few nettle notes: The notorious sting comes from invisible prickly hairs located on the stems and the underside of the leaves that can be irritating, so I highly recommend wearing gloves while ...

Our generous woods can offer many delicious things to those who take on the adventure and work of becoming a knowledgeable forager. It can be daunting, however, to know where to begin and sometimes, ...

The maxim “no pain, no gain” doesn’t resound in the kitchen the way that it does in the gym. Except maybe when it comes to stinging nettles, a common weed that looks like mint, cooks up like spinach, ...

The maxim “no pain, no gain” doesn’t resound in the kitchen the way that it does in the gym. Except maybe when it comes to stinging nettles, a common weed that looks like mint, cooks up like spinach, ...

1. Bring 4 quarts of water to a boil and blanch nettles for 30 seconds being careful that you don’t touch them! 2. Refresh the nettles in an ice cold water bath and then (now that their stinging power ...

Pete Marczyk and Barbara Macfarlane do not leave their work behind when they leave Marczyk Fine Foods and head for their great old Denver house with a spacious kitchen. They often bring some of their ...

Every Thursday on the Good Food Blog we share a recipe from our archives. Barbara Kafka‘s book, Vegetable Love, contains both notes and recipes all about vegetables. She first shared this recipe for ...

It's that time of the year when we can once again find hope in the sprouting of green things. Nettles are up and, as always, are a good excuse to get outside and notice all the beauty that is ...

Before they’re cooked, nettles are possessed of an irritating chemical that lies in tiny needles that comprise the fuzz on the underside of the leaves. Once cooked, the fragile chemicals that cause ...