Month: April 2012
Yarrow Greens, Cottonwood Buds, Redbud Flowers & Chickweed
April 29, 2012
FacebookTwitteremailShare…April 9-20 9 I enjoyed the young greens of Yarrow today, chopped finely and added raw to other spring greens. They are slightly bitter, but still tasty. 10 Oak nut marzipan (keep this frozen as a favorite dessert to surprise your guests). 11 Eye wash: I had an eye infection and tested boiling Oregon Grape […]
Oak Nut Marzipan; CA Bay Ice Cream; Manzanita Muffins: Bill McKibben Event
April 16, 2012
FacebookTwitteremailShare…MANZANITA MUFFINS Collect berries in summer. Gluten and Sugar/Sweetener-Free 1 1⁄2 cups flour (wheat, Oak nut, or gluten-free substitute); 1 1⁄2 cups Manzanita “sugar”(See “Condiments and Staples” section of Living Wild book for sugar and Oak nut flour recipes); 2 tsp baking powder; 1⁄2 tsp salt; 1 cup mashed ripe bananas; 1 cup soy, rice, oat […]
Spring Wild Salad, Elderberry Syrup, Ceanothus Flowers
April 8, 2012
FacebookTwitteremailShare…April 1st-8th 1 I collected Ceanothus (also called Buckbrush, Ceanothus cuneatus) flowers to dry and use to treat poison oak this summer. They were also used as soap and smell wonderful! 2 Watercress salad collected during a hike. It is slightly bitter but delicious! 3 I collected fresh Alder bark to experiment for […]
Wild Celery, Currant Flowers, Bay Leaf Ice Cream
April 1, 2012
FacebookTwitteremailShare…March 19-31 19 Manzanita/Douglas Fir Cider Simmer 4 cups leftover seeds/skin from making Manzanita sugar to 12 cups water for 20 minutes. Add 4 cups Douglas Fir branches and turn off heat. Let steep for 10 minutes. Strain and refrigerate. Use within 1 week. 20 I tried Currant flowers on my salad (Ribes nevadense). […]
