tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post319321689402991808..comments2023-12-03T08:13:24.652-08:00Comments on Fat of the Land: Nettle Pesto PopsLangdon Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13824455892396013221noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-14937297583099612652010-03-03T21:28:47.208-08:002010-03-03T21:28:47.208-08:00Ah, so delicious. I like the looks of your nettle...Ah, so delicious. I like the looks of your nettle gnocchi too.<br /><br />I made and blogged about some nettle pesto too recently (http://seattlelocalfood.com/2010/02/28/nettle-pesto-with-local-walnuts/) and it came out really well - I used some fresh walnuts a vendor had at the Ballard farmers' market.<br /><br />Someone commented that they'd had nettle pesto made without preblanching Debshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09217281333751656056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-81956308435833222622010-03-02T20:24:56.775-08:002010-03-02T20:24:56.775-08:00A good post, good reminder. Thing is though we hav...A good post, good reminder. Thing is though we have more silverbeet than you can shake a stick at at this present time. But we could freeze them as you say.<br />Le Loup.Keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12562001301604097606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-1071722972143879532010-03-01T22:53:38.366-08:002010-03-01T22:53:38.366-08:00Cool! We ate a mess o' nettles when I was a k...Cool! We ate a mess o' nettles when I was a kid. This looks good. But the second-to-last photo looks like you (or possibly a ruminant) ate it two days ago. Oddly, it STILL looks good.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-30695764601124258332010-02-28T12:28:32.054-08:002010-02-28T12:28:32.054-08:00Thanks for all the nettle information, we're s...Thanks for all the nettle information, we're starting to see a lot of the little green leaves in the Willamette valley. My girlfriend and I are trying our luck at nettle enchiladas today. Looking forward to picking up your book!Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09910030181962719699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-1803940114067044802010-02-28T12:15:54.353-08:002010-02-28T12:15:54.353-08:00Murphyfish - Now that I've made blackberry win...Murphyfish - Now that I've made blackberry wine it might be time to experiment with another prickly source. How much did Nan use in a batch? Enjoy your reintroduction into the world of nettles. It's worth the occasional sting.<br /><br />Ciao Chow Linda - I used to get stung by nettles every spring of my youth in CT, so I'm guessing you'll be able to find in NJ.<br /><br />PeabodyLangdon Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13824455892396013221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-73235997975571162642010-02-28T11:27:12.382-08:002010-02-28T11:27:12.382-08:00& for those interested in nettle fiber - I pic...& for those interested in nettle fiber - I picked up some 'Aloo' from Nepal at our local yarn shop - a coarse, traditionally processed nettle fiber! A 'bast fiber' plant, like hemp & flax, the fibers are as long as the stem (so up to 6'!) & the softer fibers need to be 'retted' off. It can be lovely fine yarn (Ramie is a nettle relative), or coarse & Nadyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730124015853971661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-31918361984866194502010-02-28T11:21:40.166-08:002010-02-28T11:21:40.166-08:00I just picked nettles for pesto yesterday, & ...I just picked nettles for pesto yesterday, & as you say - so delicious! I use coconut oil in addition to the olive oil, & used almonds I'd soaked ~ 6 hours. Freezing in ice cube tray is a great idea - thanks for sharing!<br />I just got some water kefir 'grains' & have my first batch brewing, thinking of adding nettle to the second ferment when I have enough for an 'Nadyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730124015853971661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-77726463012138247252010-02-26T18:51:44.001-08:002010-02-26T18:51:44.001-08:00I'm heading down to the crick this weekend, we...I'm heading down to the crick this weekend, weather permitting! I think I'll pack the sprog with me. Haven't decided. I don't want to accidentally upend him into a patch of cold mud and pain.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630354073303047529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-27951184026136188182010-02-25T19:29:25.382-08:002010-02-25T19:29:25.382-08:00I am a pesto fiend and freeze tons of it every Sep...I am a pesto fiend and freeze tons of it every Septmeber for use during the years. Now nettles... I know they're here in MN- just don't know where.Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15601656778586008081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-90287392043153776432010-02-25T11:48:36.137-08:002010-02-25T11:48:36.137-08:00Delicious looking pesto! I do the same thing with ...Delicious looking pesto! I do the same thing with my nettles, except that I just quickly boil them to get rid of nitrates, and then freeze the leaves in icecube trays, to be used in any dish that I like. Nettle is my favourite plant! Did you know that it can be used to make yarn too?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-11155818226608517592010-02-24T15:07:41.063-08:002010-02-24T15:07:41.063-08:00That's cool that they were still good and your...That's cool that they were still good and your taste testers could not tell the difference.<br /><br />BTW- here is my contribution to your Huckleberry Buckle challenge.<br /><br />http://www.culinaryconcoctionsbypeabody.com/2010/02/24/dont-knock-it/Peabodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16153432137711301559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-36129897683828314292010-02-24T13:46:30.065-08:002010-02-24T13:46:30.065-08:00Good tip for freezing the pesto. I don't know ...Good tip for freezing the pesto. I don't know if stinging nettles grow here in NJ but I need to find out.Ciao Chow Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04479595368522070565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-6656842106747866442010-02-24T11:38:33.272-08:002010-02-24T11:38:33.272-08:00Langdon,
It’s a long time since I considered nettl...Langdon,<br />It’s a long time since I considered nettles as a food source and even then only two examples spring to mind. The first being the use of nettles in a sort of broth that we used to make using nettles but primarily whole sheep heads, eyes, brains and all. This rather smelly dish was not for the family but for the many racing greyhounds that were once trained by my father many years agomurphyfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03382223977388631947noreply@blogger.com