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Delicious Dandelion Speckled Muffin

May 11, 2009 by KimiHarris 23 Comments

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A soaked muffin using whole wheat pastry flour and oatmeal, lightly sweetened with honey, is speckled with dandelion petals. It’s a lovely muffin, just perfect for serving with a springy soup (Asparagus Egg Drop Soup would be a good choice). (Read about soaking grains here)

I think it’s so lovely having the beautiful tints of yellow from the flowers in the muffins. In fact, I was very proud of these muffins as I was showing them to my older sister. She really liked them, then asked what nutritional benefit the petals had. “Ummm….I don’t know!” Most articles on dandelions concentrate on the greens, so I still don’t have a full answer for her (This article is an excellent resource for some basic information on dandelions) But what I do know is this, traditionally dandelion greens, petals, and roots have all been used! This article had a helpful tidbit of info on the flowers.

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Filed Under: Baked Goods, Dairy Free, Nourishing Frugal Recipes, Vegetarian Tagged With: Dairy Free, Dandelions, Foraging, Nourishing Frugal Recipes, Vegetarian

Nourishing Nettle Soup

April 8, 2009 by KimiHarris 13 Comments

ng_nettlesoupQuick note: For those of you with questions about the “A Nourished Start“Breakfast Carnival that I will be hosting not this Friday but the next, I’ve updated the page to answer your questions.

Once you have harvested wild nettles, you have to do something with them! I decided to make the classic nettle soup. A simple soup made from potatoes,  broth, onion and garlic, and, of course, nettles combine into a creamy soup with a subtle nettle overtone. Simple, nourishing and delicious too!

What do nettles taste like? It’s hard to say! I am sure that it can vary , but the ones we just picked were very mild. In this soup, though I packed a lot of nettles in, we felt it was pretty subtle. My husband said you never felt like you could fully taste the flavor. Right when you thought you could fully experience the flavor, it would elude you. I would say that this soup would taste very similar if made with spinach, but that nettles add their own tang to it. It almost tasted like the soup had a sprinkle of lemon juice added to it.

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Filed Under: Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Nourishing Frugal Recipes, Soups Tagged With: Dairy Free, Foraging, Gluten Free, Nettles, Nourishing Frugal Recipes, Soups

Harvesting Wild Nettles

April 7, 2009 by KimiHarris 16 Comments

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One of my goals in recent years has been to better learn how to “forage” the wild food around me. Not only is it free, but they are often very good for you as well. Nutrient rich nettles are perfect for picking right now in my area, as they are young and tender. I need to say from the beginning that I am just a beginner at this and if you would like to do the same I encourage you to get expert advice on what to pick and what not to pick.

But I figured that nettles were not only very easy to identify (if in doubt, touch it and you will soon found out!), but I also thought they would be a great choice to gather since they are so nutritious.   Think, like spinach, but better. High in iron, calcium, vitamin C, and a plethora of other nutrients, it has been used fresh and dried for many nutritional or medical uses over many years.
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