Guests who come to stay in Tønsåsen have a tendency to get absorbed into various types of chores, depending on the season. Eva, who stayed with us for a few days after the symposium, was no different in this respect. After collecting bagloads of young nettles around the potato field (where she also worked at one point), Eva peeled and cooked what seems like a year's supply of wonderful, tasty, healthy nettles. We are eternally grateful, as this vegetable is brilliant for all kinds of dishes such as stews, pies, pasta dishes, soups and in combination with fish or meat. Basically any dish where you would normally use spinach, only nettles contain more vitamins and taste better too. You can even use nettles for textile production, but that's another story. Best of all, though: They're in abundance right outside the house - AND in our freezer!
Saturday, 23 June 2007
Eva and the nettles
Guests who come to stay in Tønsåsen have a tendency to get absorbed into various types of chores, depending on the season. Eva, who stayed with us for a few days after the symposium, was no different in this respect. After collecting bagloads of young nettles around the potato field (where she also worked at one point), Eva peeled and cooked what seems like a year's supply of wonderful, tasty, healthy nettles. We are eternally grateful, as this vegetable is brilliant for all kinds of dishes such as stews, pies, pasta dishes, soups and in combination with fish or meat. Basically any dish where you would normally use spinach, only nettles contain more vitamins and taste better too. You can even use nettles for textile production, but that's another story. Best of all, though: They're in abundance right outside the house - AND in our freezer!
