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Rhubarb

568May 7, 2018Cooking by Erica

Rhubarb and Spring Herb Salsa

“I need rhubarb recipes!” cried a reader and Patron. “Have you tried my awesome rhubarb coffee cake?” I suggested. “I’ve made it like 900 times. And the rhubarb syrup! I still have more rhubarb.” Ah, yes. It’s that time of year. I love rhubarb, but there is a limit to how much coffee cake a…

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306May 29, 2017Cooking by Erica

Rhubarb Honey Shrub (A Sweet Tart Drinking Vinegar)

Everything you need to know to make great shrub drinking cock

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162May 22, 2017Cooking by Erica

Rhubarb Ginger Coffee Cake with Crumb Topping

A delicious twist on a classic rhubarb coffee cake – yogurt, ginger, and just the right amount of crunchy crumbly topping make this one a winner.

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178May 23, 2014Cooking by Erica

The Rhubarb 75

It’s not quite strawberry season, cherries look like small, hard green marbles and peaches are just a fuzzy dream. But there is rhubarb. Rhubarb is a strange edible. Not really a fruit but typically used as one, poisonous except for the stalk, tart and astringent and stringy when raw.  Who was the first brave gatherer that…

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5January 27, 2011Gardening by Erica

Audrey the Rhubarb Monster

Did you know Washington State is the leading commercial producer of rhubarb in the United States?  It grows really well here. Sometimes it grows so well that it’s a little intimidating. Such was the case with Audrey the Giant Rhubarb of Ballard.  Our best friends moved into a great 1950s house near Ballard a few…

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Hi! I'm Erica, the founder of NWEdible and the author of The Hands-On Home. I garden, keep chickens and ducks, homeschool my two kids and generally run around making messes on my one-third of an acre in suburban Seattle. Thanks for reading!

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