Prickly Pear, Opuntia spp.
Prickly pear, Opuntia spp., is a great plant for dry climates. With its multiple spines it can be very forbidding but actually has many medicinal […]
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The Herb Blurb – June 2022
Summer is finally here! Festivals, road trips, outdoor concerts, camping, hiking, and all sorts of activities abound. Though covid is definitely still in the picture, […]
Wild Plants Pizza
I make this pizza year-round switching out ingredients for what is in season. Get enough of the following ingredients to cover the pizza shell in […]
Rhubarb Shrub Concentrate
Shrubs are coming back into popularity. They were the original pioneer Gatorade. Usually made with equal parts sugar, vinegar, and fruit they are a great […]
Cherry and Goat Cheese Appetizer
A great recipe for picnics! It will soon be cherry season. Enjoy them before they’re gone. 2 cups fresh cherries, pitted and halved ½ cup […]
Sauteed Mushrooms and Garlic
Mushrooms are getting quite a bit of attention these days with their multitude of immune and brain-boosting effects. This makes a great side dish or […]
Roasted Zucchini and Peppers
Nice as a side dish and excellent addition to our Wild Plants Pizza 1 medium zucchini, sliced sideways into 1/2” coins 1 bell pepper, I […]
Wild Plants Pesto
Use on pizza, pasta, sandwiches, with cheese, stuffed in chicken breasts, anywhere you would use pesto. Makes about 1 1/2 cups. ¾ cup toasted nuts […]
The Herb Blurb – May 2022
May arrives with longer days, spring flowers, sudden rainstorms (we hope), and nature exploding with growth. What will you begin now that we are emerging […]
Fresh Strawberry Jam
Here is a great way to use up those strawberries on the verge in the fridge. Eat within a week or freeze. Also great on […]
Homemade Boursin Cheese
This is easy and delicious with the fresh herbs of spring! 2 garlic cloves, finely minced 8 oz butter – room temp 16oz cream cheese, […]
Violets, Viola sp.
Violets are some of the first flowers of spring and are both edible and medicinal along with being absolutely lovely. There are many varieties, from […]