Comments on: Kale http://www.feralscholar.org/blog/index.php/2007/07/08/kale/ Making the Connections Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:44:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: John http://www.feralscholar.org/blog/index.php/2007/07/08/kale/#comment-82060 John Sun, 22 Jul 2007 05:54:38 +0000 http://feralscholar.org/blog/?p=521#comment-82060 Try adding a cup of your kale to a pot of mashed potatoes...a better 'meal'... ;-) Try adding a cup of your kale to a pot of mashed potatoes…a better ‘meal’… ;-)

]]> By: Audrey http://www.feralscholar.org/blog/index.php/2007/07/08/kale/#comment-80368 Audrey Tue, 10 Jul 2007 19:37:26 +0000 http://feralscholar.org/blog/?p=521#comment-80368 A lazy gardening tip: Purslane is a low growing creeping succulent with red stems, usually considered an invasive weed in the US. In other parts of the world, people grow it for food. It's good raw in salads, or cooked, like spinach. The leaves are very high in Omega-3 fatty acids and the stems are high in vitamin C. If you're weeding it out of a garden, throw it into a salad bowl, or shove it in a sandwich. I'm starting to wonder why I'm wasting my time weeding that to make room for lettuce, when I could just harvest it instead. (For proper ID, break a stem in half. If it gives off a milky substance instead of clear, it's spurge, not purslane, and you don't want to eat it.) A lazy gardening tip: Purslane is a low growing creeping succulent with red stems, usually considered an invasive weed in the US. In other parts of the world, people grow it for food. It’s good raw in salads, or cooked, like spinach.

The leaves are very high in Omega-3 fatty acids and the stems are high in vitamin C.

If you’re weeding it out of a garden, throw it into a salad bowl, or shove it in a sandwich. I’m starting to wonder why I’m wasting my time weeding that to make room for lettuce, when I could just harvest it instead.

(For proper ID, break a stem in half. If it gives off a milky substance instead of clear, it’s spurge, not purslane, and you don’t want to eat it.)

]]> By: Heide http://www.feralscholar.org/blog/index.php/2007/07/08/kale/#comment-80215 Heide Mon, 09 Jul 2007 16:29:59 +0000 http://feralscholar.org/blog/?p=521#comment-80215 Cucumbers are plentiful this season. Here's a recipe from Latin America shared by immigrant farm workers. Cucumber Nectar Drink 6 large cucumbers 2 liters fresh water ½ cup sugar plain yogurt (optional) 1 cup crushed ice Peel cucumbers and slice. In electric blender, liquify cucumbers with 1 liter of water and sugar. Strain and transfer to glass pitcher, add remaining water and (if opted for) yogurt, and stir well. Add crushed ice, decorate with fresh mint (optional) and serve with a meal or on its own as a refreshing drink to take the edge off during hot summer days. Cucumbers are plentiful this season. Here’s a recipe from Latin America shared by immigrant farm workers.

Cucumber Nectar Drink

6 large cucumbers
2 liters fresh water
½ cup sugar
plain yogurt (optional)
1 cup crushed ice

Peel cucumbers and slice. In electric blender, liquify cucumbers with 1 liter of water and sugar. Strain and transfer to glass pitcher, add remaining water and (if opted for) yogurt, and stir well. Add crushed ice, decorate with fresh mint (optional) and serve with a meal or on its own as a refreshing drink to take the edge off during hot summer days.

]]> By: gdenby http://www.feralscholar.org/blog/index.php/2007/07/08/kale/#comment-80213 gdenby Mon, 09 Jul 2007 16:25:10 +0000 http://feralscholar.org/blog/?p=521#comment-80213 Mmm, honey instead of sugar. Nice touch. I guess you can tell the HOA that you're working on getting rid of the garden patch. gdenby Mmm, honey instead of sugar. Nice touch. I guess you can tell the HOA that you’re working on getting rid of the garden patch.

gdenby

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