Please don't eat the daisies.

Dorris Day and David Nevin. A classic. I mean, who can't relate to locking their young in a cage?


I was listening to NPR when they had a chef speaking about right now, the weeds in your yard are ripe for the picking for salads. You have to get them before they flower else they give off a very harsh taste.

In my quest to eat more real food, I jumped at the chance to buy some dandelion greens yesterday. And some frisee (smelled so yummy). These greens all look like you're buying a bag of Spring Mix only it's less packaged. Win. Win.

Wrong.

I took one bit of my salad last night with my very red tomatoes, avocado and orange peppers. I thought my mouth had been swabbed by anti-microbial solvent from the dentist.

I told Nathan, "Honey, you might want to try a dressing besides the one I put on there." I couldn't bear to tell him, "Honey, I messed up, this tastes like crap."

But no worries, he did it for me after his first bite with a resounding, "THIS IS DISGUSTING."

"I told you to put another dressing on."

He then asks, "WHAT IS IT?"

"Dandelion greens."

Eyes pop out, "You mean weeds." Notice it's not a question but a statement.