In an earlier post we shared using foraged purslane in Sonoran Verdolagas Cornbread. Since the monsoon rains have blessed up with ample purslane plants, let’s look at this wonderful native plant – native to the Southwest and also found around the world. Verdolagas is the […]
Summertime is busy here on the homestead. Some weeks on this site we do not add a recipe or a foraged food. Some weeks we spend the same time writing and editing on the website itself. Working On It! Summer has extra sunny hours – […]
Once I wrote “Free Food” as a title for one of my foraging posts, but then I changed it. Why? Because, if you take a good look, nothing on this earth is ever free. You need to trade one thing for another. When it comes […]
Mesquite beans make a lovely gluten-free meal or flour. Sweet. A tad nutty flavored. Some people say somewhat carob-like. They have a delightful taste all their own. Just like we said in the post about verdolagas when asked what they taste like. Shrug. They taste […]
Verdolagas is the Spanish name for a heat loving plant grown around the world, Portulaca oleracea, also called purslane. It can be eaten raw, but is more commonly cooked. Above cover image of purslane in flower, courtesy of L. Rignanese. Meet the Purslane Portulaca oleracea […]
Yes, pesto is delightful, but what if you have your basil is overly bountiful? Our solution (pardon the pun) is to drink our basil! Stay Hydrated in the Summer Yep, I don’t like to drink plain water. It is boring – but worse, since it […]
Honey diluted with water can help the human body in many ways. There are countless claims floating around the interweb, today I will share ten ways that have studies that back the “stories.” Why Not Plain Drink Water? Plain water is just fine to drink. […]
Figs just keep ripening on my trees! How can I use them all?! Here are some of the many ways we have of using figs. If you don’t have any fig trees, you can buy figs in the store during a very short season. Why […]
Health is more than simply not being sick. My old, and slightly dusty, print dictionary defines it thusly: “Health is the condition of being sound in body, in mind, and in spirit. It includes this as well: “freedom from physical disease and pain.” Food is […]
Rosemary Request It started so innocently. Uncle Smokey asked for some “stalks” of rosemary. He is not a gardener, so further elucidation was required. He had this idea for some grilled mushroom kabobs, and had read that rosemary made good skewers. I understand now. He […]
