Comments on: Dandelion Fritters: Better Late Than Never http://www.urbanscout.org/dandelion-fritters-better-late-than-never/ Hunter-Gatherer Wannabe With A Blog Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:07:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Dandy Lions « WildeRix http://www.urbanscout.org/dandelion-fritters-better-late-than-never/#comment-6973 Dandy Lions « WildeRix Fri, 10 Aug 2007 07:06:06 +0000 http://www.urbanscout.org/dandelion-fritters-better-late-than-never/#comment-6973 [...] The dandelion’s edibility doesn’t end there, though.  In fact, the leaves are just the beginning.  The bright, yellow flowers make a wonderful vegetable any time of year.  You can dip them in batter to make delicious fritters,[2][3] toss them in with eggs to make a wild omelet, drop them in soups, or top a sandwich with them.  They not only have an interesting bitter-sweet flavor, they are loaded with vitamins and minerals–as are all the parts of this plant.  In fact, dandelion leaves have more beta carotene than carrots and enough calcium and iron to put spinach to shame.  Wildman Steve Brill calls them “more nutritious than anything you can buy.”  Just look at the list of goodies you get in every bite of dandelion: vitamins B-1, B-2, B-5, B-6, B-12, C, E, P, and D, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, and zinc.[4]  Why buy vitamin pills when you have a free vegetable growing in your yard right now that outshines them all? [...] […] The dandelion’s edibility doesn’t end there, though.  In fact, the leaves are just the beginning.  The bright, yellow flowers make a wonderful vegetable any time of year.  You can dip them in batter to make delicious fritters,[2][3] toss them in with eggs to make a wild omelet, drop them in soups, or top a sandwich with them.  They not only have an interesting bitter-sweet flavor, they are loaded with vitamins and minerals–as are all the parts of this plant.  In fact, dandelion leaves have more beta carotene than carrots and enough calcium and iron to put spinach to shame.  Wildman Steve Brill calls them “more nutritious than anything you can buy.”  Just look at the list of goodies you get in every bite of dandelion: vitamins B-1, B-2, B-5, B-6, B-12, C, E, P, and D, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, and zinc.[4]  Why buy vitamin pills when you have a free vegetable growing in your yard right now that outshines them all? […]

]]> By: Urban Scout http://www.urbanscout.org/dandelion-fritters-better-late-than-never/#comment-3680 Urban Scout Fri, 25 May 2007 20:28:04 +0000 http://www.urbanscout.org/dandelion-fritters-better-late-than-never/#comment-3680 Yeah, I can't have honey on my diet. No sugar at all! For awhile anyway. They did indeed taste great. Yeah, I can’t have honey on my diet. No sugar at all! For awhile anyway. They did indeed taste great.

]]> By: Christine http://www.urbanscout.org/dandelion-fritters-better-late-than-never/#comment-3677 Christine Fri, 25 May 2007 03:36:18 +0000 http://www.urbanscout.org/dandelion-fritters-better-late-than-never/#comment-3677 "Urban Scout’s Paleolicious Dandelion Fritters™" Oh wow, Urban Scout Peter, Your Fritters look sooooooooo delicious. This one is a must... except I would use organic honey as a sweetner. Good that your recipes are tm'd :) Cheers! Christine “Urban Scout’s Paleolicious Dandelion Fritters™”

Oh wow, Urban Scout Peter,

Your Fritters look sooooooooo delicious.

This one is a must… except I would use organic honey as a sweetner.

Good that your recipes are tm’d :)

Cheers!

Christine

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