It is that wonderful time of year again when you can go outside and find something for dinner growing right outside your door, or in the woods, or in a meadow. Yesterday we had Japanese Knot weed.
Make sure to pick it when it is young, about the thickness of a pencil.
Adam (the hipster) decided to harvest some. He describes it as "beet meets rhubarb". We roasted some just like we roast asparagus and discovered that if it is thicker than a pencil it gets too fibrous to eat. So the next experiment was to make a pie. The hipster went on line and found some recipe which he promptly adjusted to his taste. He did ask the old hippie for a little help (I suggested some corn starch for thickening). We were pleasantly surprised with the result.
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Adam taking his pie out of the oven.
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Japanese Knot Weed Pie
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It was a wonderful pie that tasted like a blend of mincemeat and rhubarb.
Life is short so try new things. Enjoy yourself so try old things. Go out and pick Japanese Knot Weed for a pie, Dandelions for Dandelion Wine, greens from your yard for a salad that you garnish with lilacs, put frozen violets in a glass of water. Life is short and spring is here so enjoy it.
