🇩🇪 Gute Nacht und schöne Träume. #GroßerKohlweißling raupe und #Knoblauchsrauke
🇬🇧 Good night, sleep tight. #LargeWhite and #GarlicMustard
🇨🇿 Dobrou noc a hezké sny. #BělásekZelný a #ČesnáčekLékařský
#PierisBrassicae #AlliariaPetiolata
#GarlicMustard ( #AlliariaPetiolata ) in the backyard. An invasive species. It’s a beautiful yard but if it belonged to us we’d try to make it native.
Lots of #orangetip #butterfly activity at the moment - not a #cuckooflower or #garlicmustard without at least one egg on it! 😎
They’re only 1mm long but bright orange so easy enough to spot if your eyes are up to it 🤓
#nature #wildlife #invertebrates #insects #lepidoptera #butterflies #macro #macrophotography
One more for the #InvasiveSpecies topic, and then I'll be moving on to other subjects!
Garlic Mustard - Eat It to Beat It!
• Young tender leaves can be torn up a bit and added to salads.
• Sautee garlic in olive oil or sesame oil or bacon grease; add chopped garlic
mustard and other greens if available (garlic chives, spinach, arugula,
lambsquarters, mustard greens, what-have-you); a little salt or soy sauce; add a bit of water or stock and cook gently. A dash of vinegar, balsamic or otherwise, may be in order. Taste and decide. This could be spread on toast, added to casseroles, eggs, quiche, stir-fries, etc.
• Garlic mustard pesto: crush garlic, slice up garlic mustard and also garlic chives if
available, puree both in food processor with olive oil and walnuts (or pine nuts);
add parmesan cheese. Start the water for pasta!
• Cream sauce: heat 1/4 cup oil and add 1/4 cup flour and cook; add hot milk.
Separately cook finely chopped garlic mustard in a little sesame oil; and tamari or soy sauce. Add some of the sauce; puree in food processor and add back to the sauce. Add cheese as desired. Good on stuffed grape leaves for one.
• With leftover garlic mustard sauce, add a little yogurt, balsamic vinegar, and tamari and serve as a sauce for steamed asparagus. [That sounds really good!]
Read more [PDF, includes recipes]:
https://www.woodcountywi.gov/Departments/LandConservation/Brochures/Garlic%20Mustard%20Recipes.pdf
‘If you can’t beat them, eat them.’ Why foraging for invasive plants is good for you — and the planet.
How to identify and cook two invasive species
By Jenna Perlman, Updated April 16, 2024
"The Globe asked local #foragers for recipes incorporating two edible (and quite tasty) invasives: #GarlicMustard and #JapaneseKnotweed. Below is a detailed identification guide and some of the best recipes, with help from certified educator Rachel Goclawski, who runs the 'Cooking with Mrs. G' YouTube channel."
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/7CNV1
#SolarPunkSunday #InvasiveSpecies #EatEmToBeatEm #Foraging #Recipes
Includes plants -- like #SowThistle, #GarlicMustard, and #Watercress!
Welcome to Invasivorism
"Turning invasive species into gourmet meals could blunt #environmental and economic costs across the US. But can Americans stomach them? Chefs and biologists are taking a gamble."
Learn more:
http://eattheinvaders.org/
#SolarPunkSunday #Invasivorism #EatEmToBeatEm #InvasiveSpecies