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Grilled Pork Chop with Green Almond and Olive Relish
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Grilled Pork Chop with Green Almond and Olive Relish

Green almonds have become one of our favorite spring treats and we’re constantly coming up with new ways to enjoy them.  This simple relish, which pairs fresh, crunchy green almonds with mild, buttery Castelvetrano olives and fresh rosemary, could not possibly be any easier to make.  It’s great with grilled pork chops, but it would be just as good with fish, on a salad or with a good creamy goat cheese. Grilled Pork Chop with Green Almond and Olive Relish …

Stir-Fried Pork with Cucumber and Asian Mushrooms on a big plate
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Stir-Fried Pork with Cucumber and Asian Mushrooms

We’re big fans of dried mushrooms here at Earthy Delights. After all, we’ve been in the mushroom and wild foods business for almost 40 years. While a lot has changed, with the rise of new technologies and new ways of doing business (remember life before the internet or even personal computers?), our genuine love of fresh and dried mushrooms has remained steadfast. Why should anyone care about dried mushrooms? To start with, edible mushrooms are a wholesome and healthy package …

Roasted Delicata Squash with Dried Cherry-Pepita Stuffing closeup
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Roasted Delicata Squash with Pepita-Dried Cherry Stuffing

Fall is a season of transitions. The weather is growing cooler, the days shorter, and while we haven’t yet put away the grill, cooking and entertaining are shifting away from the patio and into the cozy warmth of the kitchen. So say goodbye to summer (it’ll be back next year) and celebrate the change of seasons with these roasted rounds of delicata squash, filled with a sweet & savory stuffing. While you could use any small squash or pumpkin, we …

Grilled Artichokes with Morel-Date Butter
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Grilled Artichokes with Morel-Date Butter

From now on, whenever we cook artichokes, we’ll be finishing them on the grill. A quick trip to the grill transforms the prickly domesticated relative of the thistle into something altogether more subtle and flavorful, with a deep smokey intensity that soars above the simple steamed version. Grilled artichokes are easier to eat, too. Once the artichoke has been steamed, it’s a simple matter to quarter it and pull out the fuzzy inedible “choke” and inner leaves. After grilling, just …

Ramps laying on a green platter
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Ramps: America’s Love Affair with the Smelly (But Addictively Delicious) Wild Leek

Over the years, many North Americans have come to know and love the lowly wild member of the onion family known as the “ramp” (Allium tricoccum). Why? Ramps possess an unmistakable flavor and powerful aroma that immediately announces their membership in the widespread onion family (Alliaceae), but which is, at the same time, absolutely unique. Ramps, or wild leeks, as they are commonly known in the northern part of their range, have earned their place in the lore of the …

Pasta with Porcini & Artichokes
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Bucatini con Funghi e Carciofi (Pasta with Porcini and Artichokes)

The artichoke is technically a thistle, but its prickly exterior and leathery leaves aren’t enough to deter devoted fans. Underneath that tough exterior lies a tender, delicately flavored and meaty heart. Once the artichoke is cooked, whether by steaming, boiling or roasting, the outer leaves can be stripped away, one by one, and their succulent tips devoured, revealing the hidden prize inside. The artichoke lover’s dilemma: eat the heart now or save it for another use? It’s often too much …

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Roasting Fresh Chestnuts (Open Fire Not Required)

  Everybody knows that song about “chestnuts roasting on an open fire,” right?  Well, if you have a special chestnut pan you really can roast them over an open fire. Your chestnut pan will have holes in the bottom and a long handle so that you can hold it over an open fire at a comfortable distance. Don’t have a chestnut pan?  Not to worry – you can still easily and successfully roast fresh chestnuts, with no open fire required! There are …

Shishito Pepper Tempura
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Four Things to Do with Super-cool Shishito Peppers

They’ve been popping up on appetizer menus of trendy restaurants for a while, but tiny, tasty shishito peppers have fully entered the mainstream and are now seen frequently at farmer’s markets and grocery stores around the country. Shishito peppers are a favorite snack food in Japan, where this thin-skinned mild breed of pepper was developed. While similar to the Spanish Padrone, the shishito has a distinctive flavor and appearance all its own. The slender, finger-sized peppers are bright green in …

Grilled Salmon with Black Beluga Lentil & Mushroom Salad Featured
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Grilled Salmon with Black Lentil & Mushroom Salad

As deeply colored and glossy as black pearls, tiny uncooked black lentils have a flavor that is earthy, nutty and satisfying. Black lentils are very like lentilles du Puy, also known as French green lentils. Both varieties differ from common brown or green lentils in significant ways. Black and green lentils take less time to cook and they both hold their lens-like shape better, making them perfect for salads and side dishes (although they’re both wonderful in soups, too). Black lentils …

Earthy Delights Rhubarb Fool
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Rhubarb Fool

  You may be disappointed to learn that the whimsical name of this charmingly simple dessert has nothing to do with foolish persons. Instead, it comes from the French word foulé, meaning “to press,” a reference to the mashed fruit most often used to flavor it. The English claim the concoction as their own, although the French name implies that it may have started elsewhere. But the origin of the name is irrelevant; what’s important is the delightful combination of tangy fruit and …