The Letter F
Fiddleheads are in season! Though we live right beside a gigantic patch of Ostrich Fern, I've never had fiddleheads before. After reading about them online I've realized why.
Eating the wrong type of fern can be dangerous. There are ferns and fiddlehead that look like Ostrich Fern, but aren't, and there is also sub-varieties of Ostrich Fern which will give you food poisoning.
Also food poisoning if you don't cook them properly.
So now that I'm good and paranoid as Toby walks into the kitchen with a sweaty handful of fidleheads, but can't remember the patch he picked them from, we went to the grocery store to find some guaranteed edible ones. While we're at it, more F foods for our dinner!!
(My mom said "I like the letter F cause you can eat anything.... cause 'food' starts with F....and that's everything") Not quite the point, mom, but yes :P
Eating the wrong type of fern can be dangerous. There are ferns and fiddlehead that look like Ostrich Fern, but aren't, and there is also sub-varieties of Ostrich Fern which will give you food poisoning.
Also food poisoning if you don't cook them properly.
So now that I'm good and paranoid as Toby walks into the kitchen with a sweaty handful of fidleheads, but can't remember the patch he picked them from, we went to the grocery store to find some guaranteed edible ones. While we're at it, more F foods for our dinner!!
(My mom said "I like the letter F cause you can eat anything.... cause 'food' starts with F....and that's everything") Not quite the point, mom, but yes :P
Tonight's menu:
Fusilli with Fried Fiddleheads, Figs and Feta
Fish (hoping to have fennel seeds on it, but couldn't find any and forgot to look at the store)
Fusilli with Fried Fiddleheads, Figs and Feta
Fish (hoping to have fennel seeds on it, but couldn't find any and forgot to look at the store)
But first: French Fries for the way home!
Nom nom
After all that, Toby said he didn't like the fiddleheads, though he likes asparagus and they taste pretty similar. Ah well.
For dessert:
Fuji apples
'Fruitsations' Freezies
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