How to Cook with Wolfberries – Homestead Recipe Basics
Wolfberries or goji berries are considered a superfruit with many health benefits. The berry can be added as an interesting ingredient to soups, stir-fry or sauteed greens....
How to Batter and Fry Squash Blossoms – Homestead Recipe Basics
Summer squash plants not only provide an abundance of yellow squash and zucchini, but can also be the inspiration for a delicacy. Many people aren't aware that the flowers are edible....
How to Bake Pumpkin Seeds – Homestead Recipe Basics
Once you harvest your pumpkin patch in the fall, you may want to think about baking the pumpkin seeds you scoop from your bounty instead of letting them go to waste....
Growing Japanese Vegetables in Your Garden – Edible Landscaping
Japanese vegetables are fun to grow if you are looking for variety or wish to cook more Japanese dishes at mealtime. A few plants grow well in most climates, have high yields and are staples in Japanese cooking....
How to Grow Alfalfa Sprouts – Indoor Gardening
Alfalfa sprouts are one of the many kinds of plants you can sprout and eat. They provide a high amount of fiber, vitamin A, B, E and K....
How to Grow Bean Sprouts – Indoor Gardening
Bean sprouts are and easy and nutritious way for you to grow your own food. These crunchy sprouts are good raw or cooked....
Growing Sunflower Sprouts – Indoor Gardening
Sunflower sprouts are a powerhouse of nutrition, and a great addition to any micro-green kitchen garden....
How to Grow Burdock – Edible Landscaping
Burdock is mostly known as a weed throughout the United States, but is considered an important root vegetable in Asian cooking. One burdock plant can produce up to 2 feet of edible root, which makes it a great addition to a wild vegetable garden....
How to Grow Oat Sprouts – Indoor Gardening
A great way to grow fresh vegetables if you live in an apartment or have limited garden space is to grow micro-greens. Oat sprouts are micro-greens high in minerals and vitamins. Oat sprouts are also easy to grow in that they require no sunlight and minimal time and effort....
How to Grow Swiss Chard – Edible Landscaping
Add a little extra color and nutrition to your garden by growing swiss chard this season. Swiss chard is considered a leafy green vegetable; however, the stalks may be white, yellow or red....