Last year’s birthday dinner was the Around the World in 80 Mac-Cheese, this year’s green mac-cheese contained 68 Hablitzia shoots, 68 ramsons (ramsløk) leaves, 68 ground elder (skvallerkål) […]
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Seven Vegetable Dishes
In Denmark’s major ethnobotanical work, Brøndegaard’s Folk og Flora (1978-80), ground elder (skvalderkål; Aegopodium podograria) is one of seven different greens used in a once common health-bringing springtime […]
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March soba greens
Today it reached an unusually warm 16C here which encouraged the first bumble bees and honey bees out! The picture shows the greens (and whites) used in tonight’s […]
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Garden wild green soup
Last night we made a green pea soup and apart from the Hablitzia (Caucasian spinach / stjernemelde), I used perennial vegetables growing in a wild part of the […]
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JA Quiche
Jerusalem artichokes (JAs / jordskokk) in quiche? Why not?Yesterday’s quiche included JAs, Hablitzia tamnoides (Caucasian spinach / stjernemelde), Aegopodium podograria (ground elder / skvallerkål), dandelion (løvetann), rehydrated dried […]
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Wild domesticated edibles and 65 habby days
Tonight’s omelette had more or less only wild edible perennial plants from my area in it, although all grow in my garden, managed in some way…with one exception […]
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Quinoa greens
Tonight’s 22 greens from the garden with yacon used in a quinoa stir-fry (with garlic and chili in addition):Brassica oleracea (perennial kale / flerårig kål)Hydrophyllum virginianum (waterleaf, indian […]
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More perennial vegetables for dinner!
A new collection of perennial vegetables from the garden on 25th April 2020, now back to cool, overcast weather. All are managed in some way. Carum carvi (caraway […]
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Today’s perennial catch
23rd April 2020 perennial greens used in a delicious quiche (eggepai):Hablitzia tamnoides (Caucasian spinach / stjernemelde)Myrrhis odorata (sweet cicely / spansk kjørvel)Rumex acetosa (sorrel / engsyre) Campanula latifolia (giant […]
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Naturalised Giant Bellflower
No doubt introduced by the previous owners here as an ornamental and despite the fact I spent a lot of time trying to eradicate it from parts of […]
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27th March Veggies from the garden
Tonight we made a quiche (eggepai) with these vegetables:Allium nutans (Siberian nodding onion)Allium cernuum (nodding onion / prærieløk)Dystaenia takesimana (Giant Ulleung Celery)Brassica oleracea (Perennial kale / flerårige kål)Allium […]
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25th March Veggies
These delicious fresh perennial vegetables were added tonight’s dal towards the endAegopodium podograria (ground elder; skvallerkål)Allium cernuum (nodding onion; prærieløk)Brassica oleracea (perennial kale; flerårige kål)Ficaria verna (lesser celandine; […]
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19th March Veggies
Continuing my series of veggies harvested from the garden. this time used in a baccalao with parsnip (pastinakk), potato (potet), bulb onions .(kepaløk), Jerusalem artichokes (jordskokk), (bought) organic […]
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Self-produce from the garden
Here’s yesterday’s fresh produce* from the garden….the joy of perennial vegetables! However, snow overnight will make harvest more difficult the next few days! Here’s today’s list:Aegopodium podograria (ground […]
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Monster ground elder
My ground elder breeding efforts are paying off…. ;) …just kidding…I’m really not trying to breed a monster ground elder, but this one was growing next to my […]