How Does My Garden Grow? May 2014
A summary of my early spring efforts getting a vegetable and herb garden established.
Tag Archives: foraging
Out of the Wild
From wild plums growing in the greenbelt to jars of orange jam in my pantry.
Weedeater
Purslane, a widely available wild succulent, may change your outlook on weeds!
Smoke Signals
Whole smoked trout, wrapped in bacon: delicious filleted with green beans, divine fried into croquettes!
I Love It When a Plan Comes Together
In celebration of spring and resurrection--fiddlehead fern quiche with ramps and blueberry betty nests with banana custard.
Blackberry Bounty, or Condiments Ahoy!
Gathering a treasure trove of fragile wild blackberries was the perfect way to celebrate the winding-down of summer on Labor Day. I used my stash to make blackberry-mint vinegar, blackberry-chile syrup, and blackberry-apple compote, incredibly…
Squirreling Away for Winter
The final week of the Preserve the Bounty challenge, focusing on dried foods such as corn, herbs, and zucchini. Also included is an overall list of the fruits of my labor this summer.