Did a little foraging in my yard last night, as is my yearly spring custom. The dandelions are emerging, but are not yet blooming en masse, so that's the best time to pick the greens (once they flower they are unpalatably bitter). I'd made lentil soup in my pressure cooker, and while it was cooling off I went out in the yard and picked all the dandelion I could find (which wasn't a HUGE amount at this point -- guess that's a good thing, although there's probably more to come). Ordinarily this would be a kid job, but the rest of the family was at soccer practice and the sun was setting so it was up to me. I then washed them carefully and chopped them a bit, and added them to the pot. In any event, typically my main motivation for picking them every year is simply to make sort of a point to myself and my family -- but last night I found myself actually NEEDING them, since I didn't have any greens on hand to serve with the soup (no celery even -- running low on fresh produce). Besides, I really like the specific combination of dandelion greens cooked with lentils. As does my family apparently, since there were no leftovers.....