55°f, about 16°C, rained all night and most of yesterday. Still raining.
Our area has so far missed the damaging winds and flooding other places are getting. However we still have 2 more days of rain predicted. And there is some flooding in fields and blocking a few driveways...so far. More rain will create problems.
We needed rain badly, but I am glad it has, so far, been the good kind! Fingers crossed that we stay in this northern edge of the current weather band. The yard, and indeed everywhere else, is greening up very quickly now.
We had morels and dandelion greens again for supper last night, and I wanted to say how I fix dandelion greens, as they have a reputation for being bitter. First, they need to be young and fresh, and picked before they flower. Then washed well, of course, and parboiled for 5-10 minutes. Then I drain them well, and rinse. While those are cooking, I cook a little bacon and put it to drain. I use just a little bit of bacon grease to cook the greens a bit more, then serve with crumbled bacon. They are so tender, and as good or better than spinach or creasy greens.
As for the morels, those are washed and soaked in cold salted water for several hours to drive out any possible residents. Then rinsed, drained, rolled in seasoned flour (salt and pepper), and fried in hot oil. We eat little fried food, but this is the most delicious way to fix them, I think. I have about a half pint in the freezer now, which will be used in omelets, or maybe a casserole.
Right now I am at the hospital for my bloodwork. A necessary evil, but I hope it gives some answers to my ol' knee.
...April showers washes away to flowers? Take care and be safe.
ReplyDeleteOr washes away the flowers sometimes!
DeleteThanks for the little cooking lesson, but that rain!
ReplyDeleteI know. Quite a few flooded roads in some parts of our state.
DeleteBacon makes everything better!
ReplyDeleteTrue words!
DeleteMy wife is from Indiana and is well acquainted with morels though we don't get them in Arizona. I read the part of your post and she would have been salivating except she was eating one of my freshly baked chunky chocolate cookies at he time!
ReplyDeleteTrade you!
DeleteI haven't eaten dandelion greens, but you make it sound good with bacon.
ReplyDeleteHow long do you have to wait for answers to that blood work?
ReplyDeleteI have never had dandelion greens, but I imagine that bacon would make just about anything taste good!
The results were posted that afternoon, but I missed the call from the doctor's office. Calling them this morning.
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