The Onions are Growing

{The Onions are Growing, The Onions are Growing} “My own remedy is always to eat, just before I step into bed, a hot roasted onion, if I have a cold.” ~George Washington (attributed)

The Scent of a Cob

I kept trying to figure out the smell of Dead Nettle after pull- ing the leaves and bloosoms off. I finally figured out that it smells like a corn cob. Kind of looks and feels like it a little bit too, minus the cream color and size. How could such sweet and wholesome hours Be reckoned but with herbs and flowers? ~ Andrew Marvel. Check out JoyceAnn's fun new name for {Dead Nettle} @ {Drying Herbs}

Medicine Soup

A friend gave me this recipe called Medicine Soup: Chopped onion, drained can of corn, green beans with juice in can, 3 peeled chopped carrots, 3 or 4 chopped potatoes, 1/2 c. chopped cabbage, 1 or more cloves of garlic, 1 large can or 2 medium cans of blended tomatoes, add water as needed, add herbs as desired, parsley, sweet basil, Italian herbs, salt, eat many bowls of hot steaming soup to "cure" especially, colds and flu! Can add other veggies like, broccoli, peas, beets, celery, etc. Red beans will make it a minestrone type more hearty soup. Barley or veggie meat makes it heav- ier meal. Add pasta to vary it. Cook it like you would any type of Minestrone soup recipe.

Sticking to the Pan

If food starts to stick to the pan it is in while cooking soup, rice, etc: Turn off the burner and pull the pan off its heat source and let the steam from the moisture in the food loosen it. I had added Quinoa to this leftover bean soup, so it would add a few extra serv- ings to it. It started to stick at the bottom and the above tech- nique fixed it. I was just glad it wasn't at the burning point stage.

Have a Good Friday, Holy Sabbath & Blessed Easter

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that who ever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. ~John 3:16 The resurrection gives my life meaning and direction and the opportunity to start over no matter what my circumstan- ces. ~Robert Flatt. May the Good Lord's Blessing Be Upon You!!!

Could it Be?

I think it might be Hairy Bitter Cress? Check here: {The Seed Site} to see what you think. It looks like the second weed down from the top. Here is a recipe that states it's edible, but I think I want to learn more before I eat {Hairy Bitter Cress}. There is other info on other weeds, from the same site called: {Eat Weeds}. I'll have to see if I can find it in any books. It would be a really good idea to take classes to learn more about edible and med-icinal plants. Some plants have look alikes that are poisonous. Do you know of any good books with great photos about edible and medicinal plants? Looking forward to this book: {Edible Wild Plants} Wild Foods from Dirt to Plate by John Kallas Ph.D.

Take Five Tuesday

Check out Etsy Take Five Tuesday at {Decor8} Blog! Enjoy the Art!