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a culinary wildfood blog by Mia Wasilevich

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A great addition to just about anything is a little #chickweed for a green, grassy note that compliments fresh corn. Jalapeno cornbread with Chickweed for a lazy #saturday in the kitchen. I have a recipe for nettle cornbread in #uglylittlegreensbook , as well. What are you doing with your weeds? #UglyLittleGreens #forage #wildfood #wildfoods #recipe #baking #cooking #cookbook

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#Chickweed and pea purree #glutenfree toasts with spicy #watercress. I crashed @pascalbaudar 's Sunday nature walk class to bring some snacks. I'll be crashing his class on February 17th, too and bring some snacks from the #uglylittlegreensbook to try so sign up at urbanoutdoorskulls.com and see you there! #wildfood #vegan #forage #cookbook #cooking #recipes #UglyLittleGreens #transitionalgastronomy

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@Regranned from @chestnutschoolherbs - Looking for a good plant ID book for your Bioregion? Or a reputable guide to Foraging in your area? Check out our recent blog post: The Best Regional Books for Plant Identification and Foraging Wild Foods and Herbs. 🌿💚🌿 If you’ve ever felt frustrated trying to choose a reliable field guide to take foraging with you, you’re not alone. There are heaps of books on the subject, and the selection can be dizzying. It’s truly important—you might even say a matter of life and death—to make solid choices in this department. To give you a hand, we cozied up in the Chestnut library and got studious, reviewing all the regional wild food and medicine books we could get our hands on, and checking each one for botanical accuracy and attention to detail. The best are queued up here, and there’s a little something for everyone, from bright-eyed beginners to seasoned foragers and plant enthusiasts. 🌿💚🌿 The books we feature are fairly specific; they dial in on bioregions throughout North America and are tailored to help you safely identify plants and forage wild food and medicine right where you live. (Link in profile or google Blog Castanea). . . #forage #foraging #wildfoods #wildherbs - #regrann

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Thank you #thehuntingtonlibrary and gift shop for hosting a book signing for the #UglyLittleGreens book today. I met the most amazing people and had the most awesome conversations about #nature and #food. We hosted an interesting mishmosh #family class about #foodstyling and #foraging and #cooking. The kids and parents worked hard and produced some amazing food and photos. We made a modified #recipe from the book. Savory root vegetable cheescakes.The book is available on Amazon and support local bookstores, too. They can order it for you. #savorypies #cookbook #author #photography #kidsart #funthingstodoinLA #transitionalgastronomy #family #uglylittlegreensbook #losangeles

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Just a lil' reminder. If you have a little one (ages 7 and up) who's into nature, exploring, food and art, I'm doing a little workshop this Saturday, November 18th on #foraging food and #foodstyling with the smartphone at The Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens and Ranch. It's going to be fun and hands on. The tix include one parent (with the smartphone). Let's record some food beauty together. See more and how to get tix at http://bit.ly/HuntingtonForage #losangeles #funthingstodoinLA #transitionalgastronomy #uglylittlegreens #UglyLittleGreensBook

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This Saturday, November 18th, I'm teaching my last class of the year at The Huntington Library for the Fantastic Forager's series. It's open to ages 7 and up and we'll do a little foraging around The Hunting Ranch and then try our hand at food photography and styling. Click the link below to sign up. I'll be doing a book signing that day at the bookstore, as well. I hope to see your shiny faces there! http://bit.ly/2ibhs4I

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'Tis the season for root veggies like purple yam, rainbow carrots, parsnips, sweet potatoes and a touch of horseradish. A savory cheese cake base flavored with sweet clover and preserved lemon. There is a similar recipe in my book #UglyLittleGreens, if you'd like to check it out. I'm gathering recipes to share with you and I think a savory pie to give as a gift is it. Yes? #uglylittlegreensbook #transitionalgatronomy #holidays #recipes #cookbook #baking

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Thank you to artist @staceymichelson for this awesome mention in your amazing art featuring #UglyLittleGreens and some quotes from the #uglylittlegreensbook ! Check out KCRW' s #kcrwgoodfood Blog and the Show at: http://blogs.kcrw.com/goodfood/2017/09/salted-dandelion-and-plantain-two-ways/ #wildfood #forage #recipe #cookbook #nature #losangeles #foodisart

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One of my most favorite foraging times of the year..the in between time with aromatic and bitter flavors, summer fading into fall. Time to infuse everything. Ill be developing and posting some holiday recipes this month so stay tuned. Any requests for interesting sides, desserts or mains? #juniper #pinyonpine #wildfood #forage #cookbook #recipes #uglylittlegreensbook #UglyLittleGreens #holiday #cooking #cheflife

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Ugly Little Greens on GOOD FOOD KCRW! Hi beautiful people. I'm sorry I've been away so long. I took a full time food styling gig and I am till adjusting to the schedule, BUT I would love to reconnect again and hey, BTW, here's a lil' recipe and radio clip from today's Good Food on KCRW: http://bit.ly/ULGGoodFood

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Cool little #tapas for a hot day. Fun casual event for the most interesting couple I've met in a while. Cute baby, cute dog, cute couple with a wicked sense of humor and adventurous palate. My kind of people. #cattail kimchi with quail eggs pickled in mountain vinager, pickled #blackwalnut with #pine syrup. #transitionalgastronomy #wildfood #uglylittlegreensbook #UglyLittleGreens #weekend #losangeles #funthingstodoinLA

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OMG, THANK YOU to everyone who came down to the Hollywood Farmers' Market @thehfm and kept me company, bought a book, brought me cold drinks and shared their foraging interest and stories. I genuinely had an amazing experience spending time with you. Thank you to Liz and Ariell and Jesse ❤. And to the woman who let me try her Thai coconut pancake thingies. The community at HFM is amazing and I'm grateful they let me hang. See you at the next #booksigning soon. #transitionalgatronomy #farmersmarket #community #hollywood #losangeles #uglylittlegreensbook #uglylittlegreens #cookbook

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Come keep me company tomorrow (Sunday July 16th) at the Hollywood Farmers Market @thehfm at Selma and Ivar in Hollywood from 9am to noon. I'm happy to sign any copies you have or make a fun doodle, LOL. Or just check out the book and support local farmers by doing some shopping. See you tomorrow! ❤ #booksigning #cookbook #author #uglylittlegreensbook #UglyLittleGreens #wildfood #losangeles #thehfm

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I'll be at the Hollywood Farmers Market this Sunday. Come by and say Hi! ❤🌲🌱 #book signing #UglyLittleGreens #uglylittlegreensbook #cookbook #transitionalgastronomy #losangeles #cooking

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Yes, yes. A 5 year old did this amazing work of art in our class today. Homemade rainbow bagels made with natural food dyes and some vegan choc chip cream cheese. #kidmagicians #summer #summercamp #thehuntingtonlibrary #ineedanap #transitionalgastronomy #cooking #cookingclasses

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Thank you @gingerivey for sharing your photo of your #elderflower #gelato from a #recipe from my #UglyLittleGreens book. It looks dreamy and ethereal. I love seeing how people use the recipes and make them special and their ow. Merci! 🍧🦄🌺 #cookbook #cooking #uglylittlegreensbook #transitionalgastronomy #dessert #icecream #sweettooth #recipes #cheflife

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It's time. #Elderberry time. Join me for one of my last culinary workshops for the summer at @cottonwood_urbanfarm June 17th for a hands-on class where we'll cook together from scratch. We'll utilize fresh and dried elderberries and make some blue mayhem. We'll also explore some of the more medicinal properties. To RSVP now, clicky: http://transitionalgastronomy.com/classes.html