Wild Fennel and Eggplant Bake
Wild foraged urban fennel added to local ingredients from the farmers market make for an extra special eggplant, coconut and tomato casserole.
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December 30, 2010
HD 100 – Mullein Forest
Mullein forest, a heaven for herbalists. Walt Whitman and fluffy silvery leaves that are smoked for asthma relief.
September 3, 2010
Swedish Gravad Lax
Delicious recipe for homemade Swedish gravlax. Made with honey and himalayan salt this tasty wild salmon is really good for you.
July 9, 2010
Asparagus – Forage for Health
Asparagus is easy to forage and is tasty. It also makes a great lacto-fermented pickle and is good for your kidneys.
April 19, 2010
Pickled Asparagus
Lacto-fermentation is actually safer than canning for the inexperienced beginner as there is less chance of contamination with unwanted bacteria and asparagus are high in inulin which lactobacilli love to eat. 1 kg asparagus 4 dried chili peppers (optional) 6 cloves garlic, sliced 10 black peppercorns, crushed 1/2 cup Himalayan crystal salt or kosher salt 2 liters water Method Wash…
November 11, 2009
MOB 103 – Oyster BBQ
A cute fun video collecting oysters by the seaside and a yummy BBQ with the family in the afternoon.
September 9, 2009
Wild Blackberry Ice Cream
This delicious raw homemade ice cream will astound you with its fragrant flavor. Raw honey and cream, locally farmed free range raw eggs, wild blackberries and soaked and toasted walnuts make this treat utterly sin-free. Pure good good goodness.
Makes 2 quarts
- 8 raw egg yolks, free range
- 1 t cardamom
- 1 1/3 c raw honey
- 2 c wild blackberries
- 1 c toasted walnuts, chopped
- 1 c raw milk
- 6 c raw cream
Method:
Separate free range eggs. Be sure to use eggs from a trusted source, not industrial farmed eggs to avoid risk of salmonella (see comments below). Place the yolks in a bowl, add cardamom and whisk well to get rid of any lumps. Add raw honey and mix. Add remaining ingredients and place in ice-cream maker. Follow the instructions that come with your ice-cream maker.
September 9, 2009
Mushroom Slideshow
Mushrooms are such amazing and strange things, some are so cute, some are nasty and smelly, some are just out of this world. These photos are of mushrooms from all over the world.
August 19, 2009
Robins Love Sumac
Lovely slideshow of robins in spring, summer and winter. We had a robin nest under our porch when we lived in the Catskills one year. Very cute.
August 14, 2009
Beaver Dam
This hardworking beaver didn't notice us quietly fishing as he worked furiously on his dam. According to wikipedia: The North American beaver population was once more than 60 million, but as of 1988 was 6–12 million. This population decline is due to extensive hunting for fur, for glands used as medicine and perfume, and because their harvesting of trees and…
August 12, 2009