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Eligh Miller-Polivka

Hello, my name is Eligh! born in Portland, Oregon. I am a very passionate forager, i enjoy sharing knowledge,
I like to put a spin on popular dishes and creating new dishes, using foraged foods.
i hunt, fish, raise many different kinds of animals, and have a wide variety of ways of getting my own food.
i very much enjoy plant, tree, mushroom identification and there uses for food, beverage and medicine.
follow along! as i create dishes using all of the things that grow outside your door.

HARVESTING MARIGOLD SEEDS

Harvesting marigold seeds is easy and very useful. Harvesting your own seed is cost effective and growing marigolds provides a whole list of benefits to your plants and pollinators. If you own a bee hive, planting marigolds could benefit your honey production. Try this Creamed Honey Recipe with your crystallized honey. I really do enjoy …

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FERMENTED CUCUMBER PICKLE RECIPE

Fermented Cucumbers Pickles are not like standard pickles! They are easier to make, healthier for you, and believed to increase your lifespan! OTHER RECIPE YOU MIGHT LIKE Pickled Squash Blossoms Homemade Purple Sauerkraut Homemade Blackberry Jelly Fermenting foods has always been a favorite of mine. The flavor that fermenting imparts on food, as well as …

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ITALIAN TOMATO PASSATA RECIPE

Tomato Passata is so delicious, words are too clumsy to describe. A perfect way to preserve tomatoes and turn them into a versatile and useful ingredient. This passata would go very well with my Homemade Italian Pork Sausage! I like to dip some Fried Pumpkin Flowers in my passata. One of my favorite, easy to …

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PICKLED SQUASH BLOSSOMS

Pickled Squash Blossoms are a very spectacular and delicate concoction. Using a few simple ingredients you can transform something that normally rots on the vine into a flavorful and interesting food. CROOKNECK SQUASH SEEDS OTHER RECIPES TO TRY FRIED PUMPKIN BLOSSOMS CALABACITAS RECIPE EASY STEWED OKRA RECIPE FRIED LAMBSQUARTERS When my wife approached me with …

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ULTIMATE BOWL OF OATMEAL

The Ultimate Bowl Of Oatmeal has a very complete nutritional rap sheet! The flavors are powerful, energy giving, and don’t make you feel bad for eating them! A great topping for oatmeal is my Homemade Blackberry Jelly! I’m sure I am not so different from you when I say, oatmeal has been and still is …

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HOMEMADE PLUM JELLY RECIPE

Plum Jelly is a delicious and easy recipe that will settle the craving for a fruity and sweet treat! You simply will not regret making it. Perfect for a condiment on homemade bread, cottage cheese, ice cream, and anything else you can think of. Don’t get the cheesecloth from Walmart! That cheesecloth is too expensive …

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Blueberry Creamed Honey

Blueberry Creamed Honey is a way we transform honey into something that has added benefits and flavors with none of the drawbacks of non-creamed honey. This can be served on toast or used in tea or used in any way you normally use honey. If you like this one, here are some other recipes to …

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EASY WATERMELON POPSICLES

These popsicles only use 1 ingredient! They are quick, easy, cheap, delicious, and perfect in the hot weather! Possibly the best thing about watermelon popsicles is that fact that they don’t melt! In the hot weather, its always a good idea to reach for your Blueberries and Cream or some Ice Cream Affogato. Here in …

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