Eat your Weedies!

Most weeds need to just be taken out, like this crabgrass with a little bermuda grass mixed in:

Other weeds... like this dandelion:

You can eat in... as in a salad:

This is one of my favorite salads.  Dandelion greens have a strong flavor and so they need a strong accompaniment.  Like Powdermilk Biscuits, it "gives shy people [or tired mommies] the strength to get up and do what needs to be done."  Recipe:

1.  Make sure you are dealing with an authentic dandelion.  The leaf should not be fuzzy at all, and the veins should be reddish, not white, at the base of the plant.  Look up pictures online if you are unsure.

2. Pick healthy leaves, and wash.  Chop finely.

3. Toss with generous amount of olive oil, 1/2 as much lemon juice, 1 clove garlic - minced, and a tablespoon or two of capers.  Then sprinkle generously with sea salt.