Cooking With Weeds

SOME of the plants we consider weeds are thought to be great food in other countries. The dandelion is one of these "weeds", but it is a vegetable that contains more potassium than bananas and every part can be used. The roots can be steamed as a vegetable or dried and used as an infusion for tea. The leaves are great washed and used in salads or soups. Dandelion wine is made from the flower buds, and you can also saute young flowers in butter or pick out the petals and add them to a salad for ...