Rhubarb pancakes from Iceland. Like to try these. Apparantly Rhubarb grows really well there.

http://icecook.blogspot.com/2006/01/icel...http://icecook.blogspot.com/2006/01/icelandic-pancakes-pnn


Anaheim Chile barbecued with Monterey Jack cheese inside. We do this a lot during summer.

http://www.chilezone.net/anaheim-pepper.html

Sounds interesting. Rhubarb pancakes?

They grow pretty big in Iceland. Been surfin about, amazing how many desserts are made with Rhubarb.

http://www3.hi.is/~peturk/PICS/FAM/rhubarb.jpg

That picture looks like attack of the rhubarbs.

Yikes! They look like maneaters

Since when was it hard to grow rhubarb?

The plant in my garden is huge.

rolanddoe Wrote:Roland Doe's C'mon Ice Cream Soup

2 - tubs Rojo's Hot Salsa

2 - jars Casa Mamita Chipotle Salsa

2 - cans Happy Harvest Chili Beans

1 - package Farmer John Louisiana Hot Links (sliced)

Combine ingredients in saucepan and bring to rapid boil wearing safety goggles.

Reduce heat and simmer for as long as deemed appropriate while stirring strenuously.

Serves two, or one twice. (It depends.)

I'm surprised you don't live in the restroom

Plants & veggies in general are hard to grow in Iceland. 70 mph winds are common. Rocky volcanic soil with few trees make it a challenge to grow stuff. But for whatever reason, Rhubarb grows well there.


The plant originated in Tibet or Mongolia and from the 16th to 18th centuries was used medicinally in Europe and Asia. Rhubarb appeared in North American kitchens during the 1900s. The edible stalk is about an inch (2.5cm) wide, and often more than a foot (about 30cm) long. The leaves of the plant should be discarded.Varieties
Although there are 20 varieties of rhubarb available, they are virtually indistinguishable in the marketplace. Rhubarb is sometimes called pieplant, because it is a favorite pie ingredient.











Desert areas cover 35 to 45000 km2 of Iceland or about 35 to 45% of the country. These surfaces have very low vegetation cover as a result of several environmental factors and anthropogenic impacts.

http://landbunadur.rala.is/landbunadur/w...http://landbunadur.rala.is/landbunadur/wglgr.nsf/key2/lann6

Most of the deserts and areas with broken soil cover were once covered with lush vegetation.

The first settlers who ventured to Iceland over 1100 years ago (874) came to a fertile land. Vegetation may have covered 60% of the country, and woodlands, mainly Birch (Betula pubescens), covered at least 25% of the land area. The trees sheltered loose soils of volcanic origin. But the woods were cut, burned and grazed and soon declined rapidly.

The initial loss of tree cover marked the beginning of catastrophic soil erosion processes that have devastated the Icelandic ecosystems.


About 96% of the tree cover has been lost, and trees now cover only 1% of Iceland. Poor land condition and continued soil erosion are considered to be the most severe environmental problems in Iceland.



Hope I didn't bore you all with that. Iceland is a pet interest of mine. They are trying very hard to reforest it & have imported Lupine flowers to stabilize the soil.

http://news.mongabay.com/2006/0724-tina.html

much of Iceland is large fields of vibrant purple nootka, or Alaskan lupine. The flower looks at home in this landscape, but was actually introduced in 1945 to lowland areas in the southwest as a means to add nitrogen to the soil and also to function as an anchor for organic matter.

I made a 'front yard raspberry' pie today. It would have been really yum with rhubarb I bet.
Soon, the elderberries will be in season. I have had their blossoms dipped in pancake batter, yum and feels good too. The food in my front yard is all time best. The blackberries are starting to ripen. Sumac trees are everywhere and their blossom was used by revolutionary war soldiers to make tea which is wiicked high in vitamin C. I haven't had the nerve to try them but they are beautiful.

& when do we get an invite? Man that sounds rather fab.

Buckwheat pancakes with banana slices is another fave of mine.