Boston Marathon Week

After really unpleasant start of April and very busy work schedule, I spend a long weekend in Boston, supporting my daughter during Boston Marathon.

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Finally on 21st of April I had a chance to do some hiking and snooping around. Bottom line, no signs of morels yet!

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Skunk Cabbage is going strong. Trout Lily is everywhere. It is excellent trail side nibble (I am referring to the underground bulb, not leafs!). The flowers are beautiful .

 

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Mayapple is starting to grow (the whole plant is poisonous - wait for the fruit)

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The Trillium is showing shyly, but did not notice any flowers yet.

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The gorgeous flowers of the small plants, taking advantage of sunshine before leaf canopy grows in and blocks it.

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Harvested some stinging nettle, chicory and dandelion for my kitchen.DSCN3250[1]

More precisely, Dandelion can be found virtually anywhere, but Chicory is more prone to country road sides or field edges. At this stage they are both delicious as a cooked herb. My slight preference is still Chicory.



[caption id="attachment_1000" align="alignnone" width="3264"]DSCN3251[1] Young Dandelion[/caption] 

[caption id="attachment_1001" align="alignnone" width="3264"]DSCN3252[1] Young Chicory[/caption]Cleaned and ready to cook. I  leave some of the roots in the mix. Makes it a little harder to clean (roots need to be scrubbed), but taste is magnificent.DSCN3256[1]

Final product. Yum.DSCN3257[1]

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