stinging nettles

Cream of Green Soup

by mama March 4, 2010 My Garden
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What better way to say I Love You than with a fresh stinging nettle soup, right?  I thought so too. My husband had a cold and was a little off his game, so this past Valentine’s day I decided to harvest the first crop of spring nettles, spinach and kale and make him a steaming bowl of Cream Of [Read more...]

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Drooling Over Seed Catalogs

by mama February 1, 2010 My Garden
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I heard a robin singing last week. Not only that, little green stinging nettle plants and brave daffodil shoots are peeking out through the mud. And the raspberry plants have fresh new buds emerging from the dry, brown canes. That means two things that make my wee heart leap: It’s almost spring, and it’s seed catalog time! [Read more...]

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