Exactly. And you laid out your plate with some intentionality! That yellow and green! Is this your new year's luck meal? We had black eyed peas and greens (and pork and sauerkraut) last night at a friend's as a good luck meal. (we ate the beets prematurely because we just wanted them)
Your black-eyed peas and greens sounds good, especially with the pork and sauerkraut. Yes, I have black-eyed peas every New Years Day. And usually with the Wild Field Mustard, because it still grows here in the winter. I usually have a Wild Salad on the last day of the year, too - just to see what I can find. But I was busy sunup to sundown counting birds on Dec 31. So I'll have my first wild salad of the year on Thursday this week. Even though it's winter, there is still enough to make a salad! :D Happy New Year!
It can be cold here, even below 0 F, and we can get snow. And our nights are long and it's cloudy or foggy for days at a time. But our grass, wild plants, and even the conifers are active (more or less) anytime temperatures are above 40 F. Some plants, like the wild carrots, dandelions, wild field mustard, watercress, and other wild mustards, do pretty well in our wet winters. It's not as productive as spring, but there's always something to eat! :D
Exactly. And you laid out your plate with some intentionality! That yellow and green! Is this your new year's luck meal? We had black eyed peas and greens (and pork and sauerkraut) last night at a friend's as a good luck meal. (we ate the beets prematurely because we just wanted them)
Your black-eyed peas and greens sounds good, especially with the pork and sauerkraut. Yes, I have black-eyed peas every New Years Day. And usually with the Wild Field Mustard, because it still grows here in the winter. I usually have a Wild Salad on the last day of the year, too - just to see what I can find. But I was busy sunup to sundown counting birds on Dec 31. So I'll have my first wild salad of the year on Thursday this week. Even though it's winter, there is still enough to make a salad! :D Happy New Year!
Is the presence of greens out of the ordinary for this time of year in your area?
It can be cold here, even below 0 F, and we can get snow. And our nights are long and it's cloudy or foggy for days at a time. But our grass, wild plants, and even the conifers are active (more or less) anytime temperatures are above 40 F. Some plants, like the wild carrots, dandelions, wild field mustard, watercress, and other wild mustards, do pretty well in our wet winters. It's not as productive as spring, but there's always something to eat! :D
Prepared for the apocalypse! Just made the absolute spiciest pork verde and thought of it as a melding of you and @papa-pepper!
He likes the hot peppers, alright. Sounds like a good way to get 2018 off to a powerful start! : )