By Amanda Rose | Elderberry
If, by chance, you have oceans of elderberries around you like we do here in the Giant Sequoia National Monument, you might consider drying them to preserve them. Drying elderberries is very popular. In fact, it is the primary way to purchase elderberries that have been harvested and processed for you. The internet abounds with […]
Continue readingBy Amanda Rose | Elderberry
I love to keep an elderberry vinegar around to toss into salads, particularly using this elderberry vinaigrette dressing recipe. This is extremely simple to make. In fact, when I’m harvesting elderberries for elderberry syrup (find out how to make that here), I always pick extra so that I can have some elderberry vinegar around. The […]
Continue readingBy Amanda Rose | Edible Flowers
This is one you are going to want to try. I expect most of us love the idea of using edible flowers in lovely little food items and this may be the easiest idea around. In this “recipe” it’s all about that chocolate and some eye-popping spring flowers. We used violets and dandelions. Using flowers […]
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By Jeanie Rose | Parsley
Even though we are in temperate California, in our gardening zone (zone 7), even with the most careful planning, there are weeks of little very little produce available in the vegetable garden. When you are addicted to bright colors and fresh flavors, this can be quite the downer. The solution: Sauces and dressing, brilliantly colored […]
Continue readingBy Amanda Rose | Lavender
You know the picture — it makes its way around Pinterest and Facebook — displaying lavender drying on a vintage wooden ladder. It is an artistic vision, so much so that I was determined to take such a picture myself. I’ve got the ladder, the lavender, and the camera. I may take such a picture […]
Continue readingBy Amanda Rose | Lemon Balm
In about 80 years my kin will look back on my own “lemon balm days” and shake their heads. By then the lemon balm will have encroached on the far corners of our property, growing completely out of control. I hope that when they do, they are still using it for tea. Lemon balm makes […]
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