Ramps

Do you know what ramps are?

These are ramps (with the bottoms cut off, I'm saving those for another recipe):

They grow in the middle of those places people don't really go, off of the trails, and in the middle of everything/nothing. They take a little searching, and they taste delicate and oniony.

Sometimes you luck out and end up in a field of ramps like this:

(those aren't all ramps, they are sprinkled around some abundant skunk cabbage)

But please, if you do find yourself in a place like this, do not pick them all. 

Or they won't come back. Please don't be that kind of a person.

So what to do with them? I have a couple projects going, but let's start with dinner.

Tangled up on the bottom are some lovely sauteed ramps, and what's that on top? A yolky, wonderful egg. Eggs are awesome. It's the truth. If only we were all as versatile as eggs.

Honestly, the veggies & smoked trout were left over, but it all worked out swimmingly.

 There you have it! Ramps in action. Go out and find some of your own...

foraging

I took some time off work for the sake of my sanity….and my feet.

So what’s a girl to do?

Well I just bought these wonderful new running shoes, yes I know they look like aqua socks but fashion wasn’t really the goal here. If you’re interested, they’re made by merell & they are those new fangled “barefoot” shoes. so uh check em out if that sort of thing floats your boat. if not, let us move on…

I like to take said shoes and run/walk across the wonderful mid hudson walking bridge,

Check out the beautiful view from the bridge

Last week as I was leaving the trail I saw some berries….

I knew they weren’t blackberries but they looked edible, so I decided to call them black raspberries and start snacking.

Very tasty! A woman walking past told me that they call them black caps(which apparently is a cute nickname for black raspberries) and they were definitely edible and delicious. phew no poisonous berries today