Its official name is Chenopodium album , but it is more commonly known as lambs quarters or goosefoot and is considered a WEED by most people, but this weed is edible and is growing in my strawberry patch. I discovered you can use it just like you would spina…

~Malachi is 4 years, 4 months~ Our focus this past week has been on The Very Hungry Caterpillar.  I combined this lesson with Elli's Tot School and had her focus on butterflies, while Mali focused on caterpillars (among other things) for the let…

~Eliana is 29 months old~ We have been reading the Very Hungry Caterpillar for Tot School and Preschool. Since Mali is learning about the the Letter C I focused on caterpillars with him and butterflies with Elli (a few things are cross posted). …

The Sego Lily, of the Liliaceae family, Calochortus nuttallii , is my newest edible discovery. This flower has bulbs that taste like potatoes and seed pods that taste like young peas. It also has a deadly look-alike, the Death Camas, so I am including the st…

It's  Muffin Tin Monday , no theme, not much in the fridge and no bright ideas. My first idea: Fallout.  You know, whatever happens to fall out of the fridge (ie leftovers). But, as I was chopping veggies, I came up with a much better idea! A "Le…

Theme: Counting/Numbers This week was a perfect time to join  Muffin Tin Monday over at Her Cup Overfloweth . We are reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar for our Tot Time and for the letter C for Preschool and instead of making a Very Hungry Caterpillar f…