I was given a huge bag of tomatoes and wondered what to do with it. I decided to make a tomato sauce with the leftovers after making this dish. God sure provided, as I used all the tomatoes in this recipe.
So excited to have harvested so much kale when we returned from our holiday. The wicking beds have done an amazing job!
Scroll down or click “continue reading->” for the recipe I used.
Currently we have sow thistles and stinging nettles in abundance.
Hence I thought I’ll share with you how we harvest and prepare it.
What does it taste like? Spinach without the need to care for it;)
Base on Base on healing weeds blog stinging nettles are rich in iron, silicon, magnesium, potassium, vitamins A and C. Dried nettles may contain up to 40% protein.
Stinging nettles are known for medicinal their qualities such as
NOTE: PLEASE use gloves when handling stinging nettles as they will sting you! If you scroll down you’ll see the silicon stingers.
Scroll down or “Continue reading →” to see more photos on how to identify the stinging nettles and nutrition information.
Pan Fried Snapper On A Bed of Home Grown Sow Thistle with Home Made Potato Chips
The snapper was just rubbed with salt and pepper and olive oil and pan-fried on each side for a few minutes. Easiest way to tell if the fish is cooked is to watch the meat turn opaque white.
Usually I put the fish in skin side down to let it brown a little about 3 – 4 mins then flip it on the other side for 2 mins.
The sow thistle was harvested from our back yard, I just stripped the leaves off the plant and gave it a wash ensuring there was no dirt left then I pan-fried with garlic salt and pepper. It has the texture of spinach and the taste of kale.
The potato chips was a fun experiment! It was made in the microwave!! So fast and so good!!^^