tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33725246.post5494742881996921169..comments2023-06-27T09:43:25.177-06:00Comments on the art garden: Friday Afternoon Garden Club 8.6.2010Jocelyn H. Chilvershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01400573037458248759noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33725246.post-24753619323468983902010-08-08T10:50:43.051-06:002010-08-08T10:50:43.051-06:00I've heard that purslane is edible, but had ne...I've heard that purslane is edible, but had never been too excited about using it in a salad. Thanks for the background story and the recipe tips! My next door neighbor has a pet pot-bellied pig, Nigel, and he loves to eat it. Guess he'll just have to share now!Jocelyn H. Chilvershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01400573037458248759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33725246.post-37772922101988042392010-08-08T09:44:49.163-06:002010-08-08T09:44:49.163-06:00The "pain" you portray in your picture a...The "pain" you portray in your picture actually goes good with pasta.<br /><br />My Northwest Denver neighbor, Mrs. Lopez, caught me pulling Purslane and tossing it on the compost pile. She was raised during the Great Depression and knows how to turn anything into a meal. She called the plant Verdolaga, and whisked it away to her kitchen to make a burrito.<br /><br />Granted, it tasted like a hot weed burrito, but with a little experimentation, I have found that it is better used as a replacement for spinach in a vegetarian-style lasagna. <br /><br />Verdolaga is packed with vitamins A & C, and has more beta-carotene than spinach. As always with the garden, if you can't beat it, eat it!<br /><br />Love Always,<br />Weed EaterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com