Creeping Charlie is another name for the minty smelling ground cover. Tiny purple edible flowers are mild in flavor. The leaves stronger but not quite mint.
May 20, 2023·edited May 20, 2023Liked by Jennifer Depew, R.D.
It was dee-licious! Still munching.
Forgot to mention: boil greens after washing, for a few minutes, in well salted water. Little white larvae may or may not, float to the top. Discard... 😉
This will lessen bitterness.
Gather only baby greens as the older and longer the leaf, the more bitter.
"Less" is more. Good flavour. Same nutrition, and boiling won't lessen the nutritive value.
Yes! xxx... 'Learn how to eat what grows here' is the most productive gardening style I've found.... Nettle falafels and dandilion pesto are regular things in our house.
May 21, 2023·edited May 21, 2023Liked by Jennifer Depew, R.D.
once picked wild pea pods growing in a field, one of my favorite memories of me & mom eating the sweet crunchy pods straight from the vine. Dandelion greens & Alpine strawberries also a favorite!
JD - Not good, but excellent work. Ditch the lawn... and the round up.
Absolutely! Italians who lived through WW2 know a lot about foraging. I learned this art from my mum and dad.
Fyi: I used to feed my son's bunnies dandelion greens and arugula gone to seed. They were very healthy critters.
Heading out to the front 40 to pick dandelion greens right after I post.
I soak the greens in Brita water, then sweat in pan, on low heat, with olive oil salt and garlic. Pretty dang tasty stuff!
That does sound good!
It was dee-licious! Still munching.
Forgot to mention: boil greens after washing, for a few minutes, in well salted water. Little white larvae may or may not, float to the top. Discard... 😉
This will lessen bitterness.
Gather only baby greens as the older and longer the leaf, the more bitter.
"Less" is more. Good flavour. Same nutrition, and boiling won't lessen the nutritive value.
Free food. More vitamins than kale or spinach.
And free.
(I will NOT eat zee inzects.)
Yes, thanks!
That is one of the first spring edibles in NC - absolutely covers the fields along with henbit and wild mustard. WONDERFUL!
Yes! xxx... 'Learn how to eat what grows here' is the most productive gardening style I've found.... Nettle falafels and dandilion pesto are regular things in our house.
once picked wild pea pods growing in a field, one of my favorite memories of me & mom eating the sweet crunchy pods straight from the vine. Dandelion greens & Alpine strawberries also a favorite!