Wild parsnip root, free food! I used to do it all wrong with this plant because I would start harvesting when I saw they begin to flower, worried I might "miss my chance". But then I found out that it's better to harvest when it starts getting colder and it was true! The plant grows twice in the year and if you wait for the cold season ones you'll get some huge tender roots that are a great addition to any meal. The warm season roots are tough and fibrous so there's just not much to think about here, great plant to forage from autumn to winter.

#foraging #offgrid #abundance #wildfood #pob #cent #aliveandthriving

Even though we don't have extreme winters like some of you guys do. Nice to see the full sun as we come into spring.

Late Summer : peak of the ski resort :
->Whistler Blackcomb is located in the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District (Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver, Coast & Mountains). For skiing and snowboarding, there are 200 km of slopes and 50 km of ski routes available. 27 lifts transport the guests. The winter sports area is situated between the elevations of 675 and 2,284 m.
The Whistler Blackcomb Olympic ski resort consists of two mountains: Whistler Mountain and Blackcomb Mountain. Both mountains are connected by the Peak 2 Peak gondola (3S cablecar). This is the largest ski resort in Canada and features slopes of all difficulty levels plus a nice village that leaves no desire unfulfilled.

A whole bunch of great winter sunsets this year, this said, I’m ready for some spring and summer months!!! :)

It snows in the city almost every day. This winter is the longest and coldest in recent years.

Spring at the door
The moment when you leave the house in the morning, and you are not surprised by the white blanket on the tree branches. at first thought - Snow... Why would it surprise you, it's March and it's winter - it's time for snow. However, it is surprising that it is not snow, but small white flowers... A beautiful picture of blooming tree branches

Beautiful morning despite of the grey days. #winter #sunrise #somee #ontheroad #work #germany

Have you ever heard of "Winter, Schwarzwald, cheesecake"?
I got the recipe for this cake and tried it.
The main difference is that instead of a regular biscuit, Speculaas (or speculoos) biscuit is used for the base.
The layout of the layers is also different, as is the fact that this winter cheesecake is topped with chocolate.
Cherries are arranged on a base of biscuits, a mixture of mascarpone and cream cheese is placed on top of them, and at the end, it is covered with melted dark chocolate.
Phenomenal, intense cake flavor.
This was my birthday cake this year

From last year's winter: cooking chestnuts in hot embers. Despite the cold, winter has it's great moments too

One of the last moments to enjoy a walk among winter tree leafes.

Somebody’s tired of the winter cold!!! Spring is right around the corner, hang tough Yvette!!!

Dunt tah da dah! Arming myself for the So Cal winter night!!! Heading home from my buddies house after College basketball and a Kentucky bourbon or two!!! Feeling like a superhero in my hoodie!!!

Seems I just can’t stay away from the beach… even though it is winter at home. But the lake was so damn Beautiful today:)