Steemit Iron Chef 2018 - Act 1 Round 9 - Public Park Pea Pods

Stuck in a big city for meetings. What can I possibly do with a bag of snap peas and a well-used public park? Come into my post to see!

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I unexpectedly headed out of town for some work meetings.I threw my bag of snap peas, for the Steemit Iron Chef contest, in my travel bag as I headed out the door. Now I'm in a big city. All that's around me is cement, except one public park that gets a lot of use. What in the world can I do?

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That park gets a lot of use! Upper right: Shepard's Purse mustard, growing in dirt that's collected on a beam. Lower left: Red maple flowers. Lower right: English daisies and Narrowleaf plantain. They are stalwart weeds!

In my hotel, I soaked my harvest in a cup of water. I was glad to have a microwave in my room, so I could cook the greens. I wouldn't eat them raw from a place like this, that sees so much use. But brought to a boil, they are safe. I heated my snap peas the same way, but only enough to bring out their color and flavor. They were still crisp. I was

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A cup of plantain leaves, mustard leaves and seedpods, English daisy leaves and flowers, and maple flowers.

I was glad to see pineapple cream cheese during a break at the meeting. I kept some of that to mix with my greens from the park. I mixed the greens and cream cheese, then stuffed my peas.

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Just 4 little bites! But they are good!

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It's not much, but it's more than I thought I would be able to do!


What Do You Think?

  • Have you found any of these wild plants around you?
  • Were you surprised that I found anything to eat in that park?
  • Would you eat my Public Park Pea Pods?

All photos taken with my cell phone


Plant List

  • English daisy - Bellis perennis
  • Narrowleaf plantain - Plantago lanceolatum
  • Red maple - Acer rubrum
  • Shepard's Purse mustard - Capsella bursa-pastoris

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