Mangia Con Elena

  Rhubarb and Almond Muffins IG: @mangia.con.elena Did you know that rhubarb is not technically a fruit? I didn't ! I did a  little research to prepare for this blog entry and I found some fun  facts about this this pretty perennial that is a true tell tale sign that Spring has arrived. Rhubarb is a vegetable and is a member of the buckwheat family. Rhubarb stalks can vary in colour from green to bright pink and deep red and it has gorgeous green leaves. Only the stalks are edible. The leaves in fact are poisonous so you will be wanting to throw those babies out.  Rhubarb can be eaten raw but it is VERY sour. I learned that the hard way when as a child my  friend picked off a stalk from her plant and I bit into it.  I had never had it before and I was a little shocked and spit it right out. But I quickly recovered once she took out the sugar for dipping. When rhubarb season arrives, I raid my in-laws garden and I stock up. I wash, dry, chop and freeze so that I have rhubarb all yea