Cook’s Adventures
Rose Hips: A Cure For What Ails You
The master forager fights the common cold with help from nature's Emergen-C.
My first priority as a forager is to enjoy the fresh air. Second is a good meal. Third—and not a distant third, mind you—is the inherent health benefits of wild foods. Nature will take care of us if we let her. A walk along Lake Union in November can satisfy all three. True, my preference…
Cook’s Adventures: Fearless Foraging for Dungeness Crab
Ever grab a hand bare-handed? Here’s why Langdon Cook thinks it’s a good idea.
Tropical scenes in our corner of the continent are infrequent, but last summer, on one of those bluebird July days, I watched a guy in board shorts, tank top and sandals casually employ a foot pump to inflate a small rubber raft a stone’s throw from the Mukilteo ferry. Satisfied with its seaworthiness, he hopped…