Weed Explosion

[Grumpy Old Man]

Well, when i got back from my latest trip I found a weed explosion in my yard. The rain had done its wonderful growing thing and I have a jungle in the front yard, so I'll have to wait 'til it's dry enough to mow. But in the meantime I'll be harvesting some edibles for wilted malo salad with mandarin orange garnishes.

The giant malo plant

http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd421/GrumpyOldMan53/100_0432.jpg

Smaller and tenderer malo

http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd421/GrumpyOldMan53/100_0433.jpg

and mandarin oranges waiting to be picked

http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd421/GrumpyOldMan53/100_0434.jpg

;)

[LUNCHBOX]

My youngest daughter loves all oranges, if we were neighbors she would be your best friend. Good luck with that salad.

[Sniper-T]

sounds awesome Grumpy. Really not what I first thought when I read the title though... lol

[Taz Baby]

I THINK I saw some dandilion in there too. Don,t forget those. I love wild weed salads. Look for onion to.

[bacpacker]

Very nice Grumpy. Those oranges look great.

[Katrina]

Those look so good. I'm hoping the apple trees we have will give us more than four apples this year(and we get them before the deer do)

[Sniper-T]

mmmmm nothing as sweet as apple fed deer! yum yum

[Evolver]

I've never eaten malo I'll have to look in my yard to see if we have any now I know what it looks like.

[Grumpy Old Man]

I didn't put in or take any pictures of the purselaine (sp?) but I have it as well growing wild. Territorial Seeds sells it in their gourmet greens section. And I'll be trimming back my prickly pear so I'll have nopales as well.

[izzyscout21]

I think my kids would fight you for those mandarins. those are their favorite.

[Taz Baby]

you made me hungry now for a weed salad. So I went out and made one. Wild onion, purselaine and the roots, dandilion flowers with Asiago peppercorn dressing.

[Sniper-T]

sounds awesome Taz.

makes me want to make something too...

So I went out and scooped up a bunch of snow, broke off a couple icicles, warmed it all up and had a glass of water. mmmm

lol

[Grumpy Old Man]

you made me hungry now for a weed salad. So I went out and made one. Wild onion, purselaine and the roots, dandilion flowers with Asiago peppercorn dressing.

Food gotten that way really does taste better!