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foraging urban weeds: dandelions

05/12/2012 | 1 Comment | Topics: edible weeds, food.

Dandelions are darlings of the foraging community. They are entirely edible. Apparently, you can use the roots (dried then ground) in a coffee-like tincture. I have also read you can simply prepare/eat dandelion roots the same way you would other root vegetables.
Herbalists use dandelion root to detoxify the liver and gallbladder, and dandelion leaves to support kidney function. Dandelion is a rich source of vitamins A, B complex, C,… [more]

Onion, balsamic and dandelion ravioli

04/21/2012 | Comments Off | Topics: edible weeds, entree, food., recipes

Now that dandelions are in bloom: harvest the leaves to fill this pasta and save the small buds for the sauce. Need a drink to go with your flowery meal? Make dandelion mojitos… [more]. Use the stem for straws. Float a yellow flower on top.
I love going for a walk around the neighborhood, ogling dandelions. No longer dismissed as an invasive weed, no longer safe to sulk for years:

creamed dandelion greens [with sauteed scallops]

04/10/2012 | 6 Comments | Topics: edible weeds, food.

A friend of mine is teaching me a thing or two about foraging. I adore learning and am on a mission to keep scooping food, farm and frolicking knowledge into my hungry brain. Right now I am pushing a few topics including: the basics of Thai cuisine, urban farming (just read: Novella Carpenter’s Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer… [more]; now reading: Your Farm in the City), and

dandelion mojito

03/15/2012 | 4 Comments | Topics: dip, sauce & syrup, edible weeds, food., libations, recipes

It is true that in the midst of everything—and there is a LOT of ‘everything’—I venture off the farm long enough to forage for urban weeds. Dandelion is one of the most pervasive weeds, and therefore easy to plunder. Did you know dandelion’s roots used to be used for a coffee-like tincture? No doubt you have heard of dandelion wine and a million other dandelion uses. You can eat the… [more]