No one ever raises a stink over Chef Brian Covell’s Beef Wellington recipe this time of year. Covell, the nationally acclaimed director of culinary services for the Monongalia County Technical Education Center, likes to dig into a true Mountain State delicacy every spring when he ...
BY ALDONA BIRD Despite winter’s best efforts to linger, spring has arrived and with April comes a new sensation. You or those around you might start emitting … a smell … almost garlicky, but not quite. It is the aroma of ramps heartily enjoyed. These native alliums grow wild. So ...
It's no secret that foraging for ramps and a variety of woodland fungi has started to become more popular over the last few years. I ask myself frequently when it will become less trendy and the woods will be more open once again. I discovered foraging my sophomore year of college ...