Archive for the ‘Spring’ Category

Sweet and Tart, Lovely Rhubarb

The rhubarb, asparagus, and lilacs snuck up on me this spring.  I usually stare longingly at the asparagus bed for a couple of weeks before I see their little heads poking up and the rhubarb – it didn’t occur to me that it might be pie time until it was suggested to me.  I made Read more »

Miner’s Lettuce – Our Gold

Miner’s Lettuce or claytonia perfoliata abounds in our greenhouse.  It is the first edible green ready in spring.  We have been eating it for a couple of months now.  I am not sure how it originally came to be there.  Miner’s lettuce does grow in the wild, but I have not seen it on Read more »