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Lavender Lemon Mousse with Sherry & BC Huckleberries

Light and fragrant with a zippy kick of booze at the bottom, what more could you want? Great summer dessert, especially, with the lavender flowers blooming right now. Substitute salmonberries, blueberries or raspberries if you don’t have huckleberries. RecipeServes 14 small portions2 Cups whipping Cream – whip to stiff peaks1 cup yogurt1/4 cup lemon juice1 Tbs grated lemon rind1/4 cup sugar1/2 cup – 3 cups berries (I used 1/2 cup for the one in the picture)1 Tbs lavender flowers, in fine pieces1/3 cup Amontillado Sherry ( or whatever booze you like, experiment) DirectionsStir together yogurt, lemon juice, rind, 1/2 of the lavender flowers and sugar. Fold the cream into the yogurt mixture (don’t overmix). Pour booze of your choice into the bottom 14 glasses with a tsp of berries.If you are using a sour berry like huckleberries, dust them with…

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May 30, 2010

Go for a Forage: Wild foods near Vancouver…

Elder flowersMiner’s Lettuce Cleavers Sweet Cicely Watercress Spring has pounced upon us, even though the warmth seems to have left us, lately. All sorts of tasty snacks are growing out of the ground. Wandering the forests and meadows of the Lower Mainland there are a few rules you should follow if you are interested in some unusual eats. Take note of the water sources surrounding your planty prey. Watercress, for example, is very nutritious and grows near running water. It also absorbs toxins quite readily. So, if a stream has pollutants in it (near a non-organic farm for example) the plants may not be safe to eat. Unless you’d welcome the growth of a third eye. Take plant cuttings, try not to disturb the roots, that way the crop will be replenished. Be sure of what you are eating. Buy…

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May 23, 2010

Sauteed Cattails – BC Wild Foods – Experiment #1

I’m always on the hunt for new and unusual food sources that you can pick in British Columbia. Apparently, edible cattails are yummy; the female (non flowering) head can be cooked and eaten like corn (it doesn’t taste like corn) and the young shoots can be cooked like asparagus. I’m going to forage for some today and will report back! Anyone tried them before and have a good recipe? I would love to hear from you. Okay, I’m off to get my boots wet… chat soon. I’m back from a successful hunt, found some cleavers and lemon balm too. I pulled some of the inner shoots (stalk core) of cattails (Typha latifolia) out to do a recipe test with. Sauteed them up with green onion, olive oil and garlic. Very exciting. And….. they were tasteless and kind of slimy. Damn….

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May 19, 2010

Sauteed Cattails – BC Wild Foods – Experiment #1

I’m always on the hunt for new and unusual food sources that you can pick in British Columbia. Apparently, cattails can be eaten two ways; the female (non flowering) head can be cooked and eaten like corn (it doesn’t taste like corn) and the young shoots can be cooked like asparagus.I’m going to pick and try this out today, I will report back! Anyone tried them before and have a good recipe? I would love to hear from you.Okay, I’m off to get my boots wet… chat soon.

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May 19, 2010