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, ...

You don't need a pasta maker or even a rolling pin for this nettle fettuccine Alfredo recipe. Watch how easy it is with our fun video. Aube Giroux is a food writer and filmmaker who shares her love of ...

A brush with a stalk of springtime nettles feels like an attack of angry army ants. They sting, and can make you want to to run away. For an increasing number of cooks, however, the bite of formic ...

Jim Dixon wrote about food for WW for more than 20 years, but these days most of his time is spent at his olive oil-focused specialty food business Wellspent Market. Jim’s always loved to eat, and he ...

Nettles have a fantastic, mineral tang, like the very best wild greens, plus you can always wear rubber gloves to protect yourself ...

Stinging nettles often inspire fear in the home cook. Years ago, at a reading about the book Grains + Greens: Recipes for Deliciously Healthful Meals, the Q & A devolved into a series of nettles ...

With mushroom hunting gaining in popularity over the past few years, it seems plausible that foraging for wild spring greens may not be far behind, so I’ll begin with a disclaimer: To the best of my ...

After cooking nettles, you can fish out leaves versus discarding liquid and sip as tea. Similar to spinach, nettles have a high water content and will shrink considerably when cooked. Four cups of raw ...