Tag: Watercress

Spring Wild Salad, Elderberry Syrup, Ceanothus Flowers

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 […]

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Miner’s Lettuce Salad w/Manzanita Blossoms

FacebookTwitteremailShare…February 1-8 1 Watercress snack while hiking 2 Chamise Tea I tried making tea from 1 tablespoon chamise steeped for 10 minutes in 2 cups hot water. It didn’t have much flavor, so next time I’ll try doubling the amount of Chamise. 3 Miner’s Lettuce Salad [photo] I picked this beautiful spring green this morning […]

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