Italian Wild Foods Feast Fun
Tuesday afternoon I went shopping for some last minute wild ingredients for my wild food feast. As I circumnavigated the pasture followed by my collies,
More Cattail Capers
Saturday I took my lovin husband, Jason, to the Cattail swamp. It was his first visit. Being an artist, he relished the scenery: the bubbling
Throw Me in That Milkweed Patch!
Milkweed is one of my favorite green gifts. I love it’s early Spring shoots, young leaves, the milky latex sap that makes the whole process
Spreading the ‘Wild Fire’
What a joy it is to teach children about wild food. I like to think of it as spreading the Wild Fire! This past week,
Greek Wild Dinner Review!
Greek Wild Foods Feast Our Menu Rose Hip Cordial Fruit Bowl w/Mountain Mint Sumac, Peach, Beebalm, Spearmint, Peppermint Teas
Wildly Yummy Egg Rolls
In keeping with my ‘just don’t tell em’ plan, I whipped up some amazing wild eggrolls for dinner last night. Served with Jasmine rice. Titus
Shopping for Mullein & Peppermint
Today Margaret joined me to shop in the wild and to make herbal preparations. We spent the morning foraging God’s stores, creating and eating a
My Fermenting Frenzy
Today I made: Cattail pickles, Milkweed Shoot Kimchi, Nettle Japanese Sauerkraut, and Lambsquarter Salsa I used the recipes from my wonderful book “Nourishing Traditions” by
My Wild Lunch
It has long been a goal of mine to not merely substitute wild plants or merely add them in my cooking but to feature them…alone.
Milkweed Shoots & Violets
Hiking up above Peaceful Acres with my collies in search of Morels…. again. Seemed like a reasonable place to look… many trees were felled years
Eating Wild ALL the Time
It occurred to me how normal it has become for me to eat ‘wild’ at every meal. More and more my meals not only include
Stinging Nettles SCORE!
My kitchen counter is 100% green with my catch of the day: Stinging Nettle. Had to drive to Tennessee to harvest it but I was
Japanese Knotweed Berry Jam
Never thought I’d title a subject line with that name but yes, I gratefully report that I found the evasive green gift hiding in PLAIN
Asian Wild Food Feast
Asain Wild Foods Feast Menu: Fruit Bowl w/ Peppermint Sprigs Wild Grape Juice, Sumac Lemonade, & Linden Tea