This week's movie review: Last night I went to see Crazy Heart. Either Jeff Bridges was a complete alcoholic while filming that movie or he is a really great actor. He was so believable in the part that now I'm interested in finding out more about him to see what his life is really like. A very good movie.
I was reading the Mountain Rose Herbs newsletter and it talked about dandelions. Apparently dandelion plants contain lots of vitamins and minerals. They wrote, "Half a cup of leaves contains more calcium than a cup of milk, and they boast even more iron than spinach." If you are picking them in the wild, there are no similar poisonous plants to worry about. Young dandelion leaves wilt quickly so if you are growing the plant pick the leaves right before you use them in a salad. They can be boiled and eaten like spinach, or sauteed and eaten with pasta. Even the root is edible. And the roots can be brewed like coffee. It supposedly tastes much the same as regular coffee. For instructions on how to do this go to mountainroseherbs.com.
Written on Tuesday, 09 March 2010 15:43 by Lorrie MacKenzie