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Elderflower Fritter Recipe

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Elderflower Fritters

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Gebackene Holunderblüten

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tags: Fritters, edible flowers, spring, elderflower
categories: foraging, recipes, spring, edible flowers
Sunday 06.07.20
Posted by Rachel Kulchin
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Acacia Flower Fritters Recipe

Acacia Flower Fritters

Acacia Flower Fritters

A dainty but striking affair.

A dainty but striking affair.

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tags: Fritters, acacia, edible flowers, spring
categories: foraging, recipes, spring, edible flowers
Sunday 05.24.20
Posted by Rachel Kulchin
 

Garlic Scape & Stinging Nettle Pesto Recipe

Garlic Scape & Stinging Nettle Pesto Recipe

Garlic Scape & Stinging Nettle Pesto

Earthy and spicy goodness.

Earthy and spicy goodness.

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tags: pesto, garlic, garlic scapes, stinging nettles, dips, spring
categories: dips, foraging, pasta, recipes, spring, wild plants
Saturday 05.02.20
Posted by Rachel Kulchin
 

The Buzz on Stinging Nettles

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The Buzz on Stinging Nettle

Foraging for that peppery zing.

You know, sometimes, I feel like I am going to get that reputation for being that crazy plant girl. People always stop and ask me what I am doing when they catch me with my black medical gloves, basket, fully clothed from head to toe heading into the forest.

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tags: stinging nettle, article, foraging, spring
categories: spring, foraging, wild plants
Sunday 04.26.20
Posted by Rachel Kulchin
 

Cream of Nettle Soup Recipe

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Cream of Nettle Soup

Emerald green deliciousness in a bowl.

One of my absolute favorite springtime soups, this bowl of emerald green feeds my soul.

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tags: spring, recipe, foraging, stinging nettle
categories: foraging, recipes, soup & stews, spring, wild plants
Wednesday 04.22.20
Posted by Rachel Kulchin
 

Stinging Nettle Pasta Recipe

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Stinging Nettle Pasta

The prize of springtime wild harvesting.

I dropped a batch of homemade pasta off at a friend’s house, and her wife answered the door. She looked incredulously at me as I told her the pasta was made with stinging nettle. She is a huge trail runner and only knew the plant as something you didn’t want to stumble in. She almost looked like she wanted to hand the container back, and I don’t blame her, but I urged her to try it. Later I got the text. “Rachel, the pasta, it’s so incredible.” I felt like I had just won the plant a new friend, and put a huge smile on my face.

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tags: stinging nettle, foraging, spring, pasta, recipe
categories: foraging, recipes, spring, wild plants, pasta
Monday 04.20.20
Posted by Rachel Kulchin
 

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