Rather than cursing every weed that graces your garden this summer, consider the motto, “If you can’t beat them, eat them!” Of all the edible leafy green invaders, purslane is one of the most ...

My wife, Ann, and I have just returned from a wonderful three weeks in Turkey, and the memories of that country's foods are still fresh. Among the greens we ate on this trip, arugula and purslane ...

Is it true that you can eat purslane? I keep ripping it out of cracks and crannies and throwing it away. I have a strange plant in my yard that I did not plant. After a storm I noticed a tiny plant ...

Chances are you know what purslane is even if you don’t know it by that name. A hardy and opportunistic weed, it has thick, reddish stems, somewhat plump tear-drop shaped leaves, and it grows low to ...