Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Edible Flowers

  • The taste of mitsuba is chervil-meets-celery leaf. All parts of the plant — seeds, flowers, roots — are edible, but the leaves are most commonly used.
  • (Los Angeles Times)
  • It's so funny. Some people, including myself, never in a thousand years would even think you could eat a flower. How odd is that? Yet, to others, it has been a part of their life, culture and eating lifestyles for their entire lives.
  • (The Epoch Times)
  • Janet Nutt of JanBil Farms/Country Cuttings in Cedartown brings bouquets and loose stems of flowers and herbs to the Marietta Square Farmers Market on Saturday mornings.
  • (AccessAtlanta)
  • For more about edible landscaping, see this Ohio State University Extension Fact Sheet: http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/1000/1255.html. Some flowers and vegetables are as appealing in the home garden as they are on the menu.
  • (Montgomery Advertiser)
  • Edible flowers are back in vogue, gracing the covers of glossy food magazines, and adding panache to restaurant entrees.
  • (PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW)
  • You have to marinate the meat for 24 hours and then add more spices when you cook it. I serve it in tuille basket with edible flowers, which is definitely a bit different. Bubbas Restaurant: 7a Station Rise, Tulse Hill, London SE27 9BW.
  • (msnbc.com)
  • Newswise — CHICAGO- Many fine dining restaurants and catering establishments garnish dishes with flowers or use them as ingredients in salads, soups, entrees, desserts and drinks.
  • (Newswise)
  • This year, spice up the landscaping decor with some tasty options. Edible plants - whether herbs, vegetables, fruits or flowers - add a creative variety of interest to your landscape, and also produce a delicious bounty for your dinner table come harvest time.
  • (Eastern Arizona Courier)
  • I was working in restaurants, and in those days, cooks in Western Washington were routinely decorating plates with edible flowers.
  • (Seattle Times)
  • If this is the year that you want to step beyond flowers and try growing some vegetables and fruits, give it a try, urge experts. It isnt that difficult. The tricks of the trade and a few helpful tips can turn any backyard edible garden from minimal to plentiful.
  • (Examiner)

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