Knocking out this mornings checklist with a side of blackberries❤️. All berries have major benefits but this one in particular might make all the girls light up: “Phytoestrogens are naturally occurring plant estrogens found in blackberries that research has found may help to relieve the perimenopausal and menopausal symptoms like hot flashes. They may also help with the symptoms of PMS like bloating, food cravings, and even menopausal symptoms like hot flashes.” [source: healthdiaries.com] #enjoy #blackberries #lessmoodswings #lesscrazy #happygirlsaretheprettiest #melodyorganics (at North Hollywood, Californa)
Yet again, today I embarked on a blackberry culinary adventure. The original recipe calls for blueberries instead of blackberries, and lemons instead of limes, but since I can find neither in Ecuador, I thought I’d try to make magic with what I had. And magic it was. Unfortunately, I couldn’t get them to look that attractive, but don’t let the look fool you. They were very yummy.
Ingredients:
1 cup white sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup cold unsalted butter (2 sticks or 8 ounces) 1 egg ¼ teaspoon salt Zest and juice of one lime 4 cups fresh blackberries ½ cup white sugar 4 teaspoons cornstarch
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9×13 inch pan. 2. In a medium bowl, stir together 1 cup sugar, 3 cups flour, and baking powder. Mix in salt and lemon zest. Use a fork or pastry cutter to blend in the butter and egg. Dough will be crumbly. Pat half of dough into the prepared pan. 3. In another bowl, stir together the sugar, cornstarch and lemon juice. Gently mix in the blueberries. Sprinkle the blueberry mixture evenly over the crust. Crumble remaining dough over the berry layer. 4. Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes, or until top is slightly brown. (Your oven may take longer, so just keep on eye on it.) Cool completely before cutting into squares.
In Cornwall (and much of the UK) the fields and roads are lined with tall hedges. Wild blackberries thrive in the hedges. This year they are especially tasty. #cornwall #blackberries #summer #berries #vegetabletravels #eatlocal #natoorasourcing #keveralfarm #food #foodstagram #f52farmstand
Woodland Fruits by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: The blackberry is an edible fruit produced by many species in the genus Rubus in the family Rosaceae, hybrids among these species within the subgenus Rubus, and hybrids between the subgenera Rubus and Idaeobatus
A dragon who decides to hoard mint and various types of mint plants (and not knowing that mint has the mushroom’s blessing of inevitability were ever its planted) can go one of two ways.
1: The dragon is absolutely horrified as the mint engulfs and takes over its den. Its gold? Mint. Its gems and goblets? Mint. Its stores of wine? Mint.No matter what they do they can’t get rid of it.
2: The dragon is delightfully ecstatic as the mint engulfs and takes over its den. It’s a self growing hoard. No matter what any adventurers or knights do, they can’t get rid of it.
