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Superabundant dispatch: So-called ‘magic’ mushrooms and this week’s news nibbles
It’s officially fall, the perfect time for Japanese mushroom rice. It’s also the ideal moment for a new episode of “Superabundant”: Psilocybin. This week the “Superabundant” newsletter celebrates its first birthday with so-called “magic” mushrooms, mussel mayhem, Hispanic heritage, and good things in gardens and markets.

Superabundant dispatch: The Desi-Mexican mashup you never knew you needed and this week’s news nibbles
Indian chile relleno? Mexican mirchi bajji? This stuffed/fried pepper is the mashup you really need to try. And in this week's news nibbles we've got a minty fresh problem, an adieu to the apple pastor and good things in gardens and markets.

Superabundant dispatch: Nora’s NEWgroni and this week’s news nibbles
Toasting the waning days of summer with a zero-proof negroni recipe from an award-winning bartender, plus this week's news nibbles.

Superabundant dispatch: Tomato-ricotta tart and this week’s news nibbles
Inside: Labor Day, #PSL turns 20, Oktoberfest, good things in gardens and markets and a tomato-ricotta tart recipe.

Superabundant dispatch: Pozole verde and this week’s news nibbles
This week’s recipe makes the most of what's in gardens now, showcasing the summer squash, corn, tomatillos and chiles of late summer, along with a wildcard ingredient that you might not be familiar with.

Superabundant dispatch: Peach frangipane cake and this week’s news nibbles
Local peaches are at their absolute prime right now, and if you thought the aroma of a peach couldn’t be more intoxicating, just wait until you smell peaches surrounded by sweet, buttery almond cream as they bake into a chewy, amaretti-like cake.

Superabundant dispatch: Garlicky dill pickles and this week’s news nibbles
More climate change challenges, new dry farming crops for the Northwest, a wine behemoth cuts back and a prized-recipe for garlicky dill pickles.

Superabundant dispatch: Copycat Shari’s Blueberry Lace Pancakes + this week’s news nibbles
A wad of chewing gum history, rare berries and local lampreys, a coffee icon goes to the great drive-thru in the sky and good things in markets, plus blueberry pancakes.

Superabundant dispatch: Korean zucchini fritters and this week’s news nibbles
In this week’s installment of “Please Save Me From All This Superabundance,” we've got a recipe to rescue you from a deluge of summer squash. Plus: reader survey results, freeze-dried foods and an invasive threat to Oregon wine.
Superabundant dispatch: A love letter to lovage and this week’s news nibbles
Why we love this old-fashioned herb (and think you will too), plus another good reason to eat Oregon strawberries.