With summer now in full swing, I’d been thinking about making my own mayonnaise for a while. When I think of this time of year, I think of quintessential “summer food” like BLTs, potato salad, and grilled burgers. What better way to enjoy those foods than by making a mayo with wholesome ingredients?
Garlic Scapes Pesto Recipe
I discovered Garlic Scapes about three years ago. Wow, a new vegetable to embrace. Within each hard neck garlic plant will be one garlic scape. It looks different from the rest of the plant since the scape is soft, flexible and curls If not individually cut from the plant it will eventually produce a small […]
My Newest Obsession: Stinging Nettles
Stinging Nettles is my new obsession. Urtica dioica is the botanical name. The herb is energetically described as “cooling.” In addition to increasing my daily intake of homemade Nettles tea (I make a homemade infusion using 14 grams of dried leaves per 1 quart of water),