OLD TOWN, Maine (NEWS CENTER)-- It is spring time and a Maine delicacy is growing, fiddleheads. If you know what to look for, they are an easy plant to spot. "It has a smooth stem, it's that green, it ...

This recipe is courtesy of Kitchen Vignettes. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Transfer the fiddleheads into the boiling water and boil them for 15 minutes (*please note this step is very ...

Fiddleheads taste fresh and green, with a flavour similar to asparagus, green peas or green beans. There is one difference — they need to be cooked before you eat them. (Julie Van Rosendaal/CBC) For ...

For most of us, turkey season is also fiddlehead season. So, while you’re tromping the woods—whether the hunting is slow or not—keep your eyes peeled for these ephemeral edibles. Why? Because they are ...

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 ...

Fiddleheads are greens so cute they call out for attention. As their name implies, they look like the spiral end of a fiddle. And like the sound of fading notes, they’re ephemeral, available only now ...

Fiddlehead-foraging season is winding down in Chittenden County. Maybe you’ve foraged all of the tasty, wild, asparagus-like ostrich-fern tips you can eat, and then some. Now what do you do with them?

Chances are, you're spotting piles of fiddleheads at your farmer's market or in the produce aisle right about now. What are they? The coil-shaped greens are the unopened young fronds of the ostrich ...

OTTAWA — Health Canada is warning people to clean and cook fiddleheads thoroughly to avoid the risk of food poisoning. “Fiddleheads can cause food poisoning if they haven’t been properly cleaned, ...