Poke salet two ways

 I made some delicious Thai soup with some of the poke that I picked out and then I made some creamed (spinach) poke. You can look up recipe recipes for both of those, but just substitute poke for spinach  

It’s drying time already

 I have wild leaks growing in the backyard and looked up a great recipe, which is basically wild leeks, mushrooms, sautéed, and then throw in some pinenuts and sauté them just for a few minutes, add some cooking, sherry, milk(The recipe actually called for heavy cream, but I’d prefer not to add all that fat when I’m going to add cheese in just a minute) Chopped up, sage leaves just a few, a little bit of balsamic vinegar, some lemon zest, and Greyere cheese. I just stirred that down until the cheese melted and poured it over angel hair, spaghetti noodles, and angel hair Heart of palm noodles..

Well, I was meaning just to tell you about getting ready to dry these things or should I say put them on the dehydrator. I also added some wood sorrel as I brought it in with my mint to make tea, but I think that lemonade taste in that herb mix will be delicious. I’ve done it in the past with good results. so as I was saying, I brought in fresh oregano, just a few sage leaves, the tops of all of the leaks separated and wood sorrel, which I’ll dry. It usually takes an hour or two and then grind it up for use in all sorts of soups and casseroles and sandwiches. It’s really delicious.

Thai soup with foraged greens I don’t know why we look further than our own backyards for nutritious food?

 Thai soup with foraged greens. I love a good spicy Thai soup. I found all the ingredients out in the yard and in the alleyway. I have squash blossoms from my garden, some sort of squash that I have no idea what the name of it is, lambs quarters, Primrose leaves and Primrose buds, and curly dock leaves. I did, of course, add coconut milk, a little bit of chili paste and ginger and a teaspoon of sugar and some garlic. It was delicious! I didn’t have to worry about anything being poisoned or for that matter hard to grow. Most of the world sees some of this food as weeds and it’s because it grows without any effort on your part. I will probably be picking lambs quarters and curly dock leaves all summer long. I don’t know why we look further than our own backyards for nutritious food?