Tag: Watercress
Spring Wild Salad, Elderberry Syrup, Ceanothus Flowers
April 8, 2012
FacebookTwitteremailShare…April 1st-8th 1 I collected Ceanothus (also called Buckbrush, Ceanothus cuneatus) flowers to dry and use to treat poison oak this summer. They were also used as soap and smell wonderful! 2 Watercress salad collected during a hike. It is slightly bitter but delicious! 3 I collected fresh Alder bark to experiment for […]
Miner’s Lettuce Salad w/Manzanita Blossoms
February 29, 2012
FacebookTwitteremailShare…February 1-8 1 Watercress snack while hiking 2 Chamise Tea I tried making tea from 1 tablespoon chamise steeped for 10 minutes in 2 cups hot water. It didn’t have much flavor, so next time I’ll try doubling the amount of Chamise. 3 Miner’s Lettuce Salad [photo] I picked this beautiful spring green this morning […]