Acorn season is here. Last week we shared how to forage and process acorns. Now here are a few ways to use them. Acorn Safety Reminder. Do NOT eat raw acorns. They are high in chemicals called tannins, which are great for tanning animal skins […]
Acorns are ripening now across North America, including here in the Southwest. Acorns are rich in fats, which is great for energy in the cool months. They are also rich in protein, carbohydrates, and a reasonable amount of soluble fibers, which makes them ideal snacks […]
You can easily forage these wild goji berries across the West. The scientific name is Lycium – same as the imported goji berries from Asia. Desert goji? I grew up with them called “wolfberry.” Also I was told not to eat them. Sadly I was […]
Love prickly pear but hate those pesky tiny glochids? Here is how to deal with glochids when you harvest your prickly pear fruit. Harvesting and processing the prickly pear fruit is covered – here. What are Glochids? Wikipedia tells us that: “Glochids or glochidia (singular […]
Follow my simple method for processing prickly pear painlessly! Prickly pear – Opuntia – fruit are ripening now and the fruits are easy to enjoy – while avoiding millions of painful glochids if you work smarter not harder. Three Simple Steps There are three simple […]
Hot this summer! Summer Vacation? Reminder that we here at Savor the Southwest have lots of great content out there in the world, like some great recipes on both our own YouTube channel and on this website at the same time. There is a wealth […]
Tall stately mesquite trees are not what most people think of as a herb! But this graceful tree with durable wood was used as a medicinal herb as well as a source of food, tools, and building materials. Mesquite Pods The seed pods of mesquite […]
The tea industry has declared June “National Iced Tea Month.” So today we will look at seven common regional plants that make tasty tea. Many of these can be grown as landscape plants – so foraging could be as close as your own yard. Let’s […]
Forage the poreleaf flowers starting to bloom now in the sandy areas of the Sonoran Desert. You can use the leaves too, but our native species is slender poreleaf – meaning they are fairly slight! There are many other things you can forage in this […]
Humans have been eating flowers for millennia, in many different cultures, and in some truly tasty dishes. Desert peoples are no exception. They found many ways to use the desert plants around them, including cactus and their flowers – and fruits too. Yes, […]
