Author Archives: myediblebackyard
Garlic Scapes
You can use garlic scapes — the stem of the garlic plant — in the same way you use garlic cloves — to season soups, stews, sautés, or any dish where you want that garlicky-flavor. Garlic scape pesto is also popular. But seeing as garlic scapes, … Continue reading
Another Way to Eat Queen Anne’s Lace
I’ve tried eating the roots of Queen Anne’s Lace. This plant is also called wild carrot and is very closely related to garden carrots, so eating the root seems obvious. But the young flower stalk is also edible, I’d heard, … Continue reading
Wild Strawberries!
I always connect wild strawberries with the fourth of July, so when I paid a visit to my neighborhood wild strawberry patch this afternoon, I thought it was just to gauge how much longer it would be before they ripened. It’s a … Continue reading
When Life Gives You Strawberries
My recent experience with ice cream is interesting to me not so much from a local foods perspective, although local foods were involved, but because of the creative challenge of cooking with what’s on hand. The other day some dear … Continue reading
I hit the jackpot!
While looking for forget-me-nots this afternoon, I came across another wild delight – wild mustard. It was all over the place. Every time I turned around, I saw more. Some of it was just starting to flower, but most of … Continue reading
Exploring the ‘hood
I took a little exploring tour around my new neighborhood this afternoon. Here are some things I found. Wild strawberry plants Coltsfoot. I’ve heard it has medicinal uses, but I’ve never tried it. Blackberry canes (or raspberry). … Continue reading
Foraging Around the Edges
I took a walk around the edges of my neighborhood yesterday, in that zone where the manicured lawns meet the scruffy woods, looking to see what edibles the wood edge might offer. It was warm and sunny out in the … Continue reading
Potato Pancakes: Variations on a Theme
It may be April, but it’s still a bit wintry here in northern New England, with patches of snow all around and cold, brown ground wherever there isn’t snow. So, alas, the spring greens are weeks away and local meals … Continue reading
Reduce/Reuse/Recycle: this week’s shopping
Here’s the reduce/reuse/recycle analysis of this week’s grocery shopping: Coffee, walnuts, rice – from the bulk foods section, using reused bags brought from home Produce – mostly loose, with the exception of mesclun lettuce mix, in a reused bag brought from … Continue reading
My Edible Backyard 