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Plantain Omelet

Plantain Omelet, from http://www.FoodUnderYourFeet.com Plantain Omelet Recipe Easy and high in essential nutrients healthy breakfast or lunch, which will take only 5 minutes to make, from scratch! Broadleaf Plantain (Plantago Major) is very high in beta carotene (A) and calcium. … Continue reading

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Celebrate summer with Wild Rose Sangria.

Beginner of summer is celebrated with blossoming roses, dancing maidens and this wonderful, elegant Wild Rose Sangria. Wild Rose Sangria, the tribute to the Goddess in you. Recipe: 4 parts still or seltzer water 1 part fresh wild rose petals … Continue reading

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Plantain is still following you..

Plantain has been used medicinally by Europeans for centuries. Herbals dating from the 1500’s and 1600’s are full of recipes and uses for plantain. Plantain was brought to the US by European settlers who valued it for it’s culinary and … Continue reading

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Love Japanese Knotweed in every way

This week, we enjoyed a variety of dishes made with Japanese knotweed. We enjoyed it in appetizers, entrees and desserts and indulged in cooking with this wild vegetable since it’s almost out of season. I did make at least half … Continue reading

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“Plumpy Jumbo” handmade pasta with Japanese Knotweed

Ingredients: Flour and water for pasta Bunch of Japanese Knotweed Sesame oil, garlic, soy sauce or salt, chili peppers As I was harvesting Knotweed for dinner, my 8 years boy Alec decided to make pasta from scratch to aid the … Continue reading

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Knock, Knock! Who is there? Japanese Knotweed!

Japanese knotweed (Polygonum cuspidalum), one of the most aggressive invasive weeds from eastern Asia, was introduced to the United States as an ornamental and now randomly pops up in the most unexpected places. The plant is an herbaceous perennial from … Continue reading

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The Deadnettle is resurrected! We did celebrate it.

Henbit Deadnettle (Lamium amplexicaule) is here! The whole weed is good to eat, join the party! It is a an annual plant to 10-25 cm tall, with soft, finely hairy stems. The leaves are opposite, rounded, 2-3 cm diameter, with … Continue reading

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DOGFISH from GTFB Fish club: aphrodisiac fins, anticancer liver, huge eggs and snow-white filets.

We prepared a Dogfish from GABE THE FISH BABE for our CSF-Community Supported Fisheries at THEPOINT.org It’s an amazing fish,with its liver, fins, eggs and flesh  of unique quality. In Asia, dogfish provide the ingredient in shark-fin soup. The fish’s dried … Continue reading

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Artemisia mussels

Fresh mussels from http://www.GABETHEFISHBABE.com FISH CLUB cooked in lemon-garlic-artemisia broth. WOW, sooo fresh and spectacular flavor!

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