Lois V. Harris
Children's Author

EATING NASTURTIUMS

1. Pick a few flowers.

2. Wash flowers gently in cold water. Dry on a paper towel.

3. Decorate the top of a frosted cake or a plate of food with flowers.

4. Add them to a green salad.

5. Try stuffing the horn-shaped flowers with cream cheese. Notice the peppery taste!

"Nose Twisters"

Fun for Kidz Magazine

FUN FOR KIDZ Magazine, May 2010, the history of the peppery-smelling nasturtium plant plus photos and activities. Learn how to grow and use these bright colored flowers!

Selected Works

BOOK
Charlie Russell: Tale-Telling Cowboy Artist
Biography about the famous Cowboy Artist and storyteller
BOOK
Mary Cassatt: Impressionist Painter
Biography of one of the world's greatest Impressionist painters
L.A. Times - Fiction
"Mary's Art Lesson"
Ten-year-old Mary Cassatt learns about art from a well-known artist.
Magazine - Nonfiction
"Lavender's Blue"
How pioneers used lavender, plus present-day activities with the herb
"Nose Twisters"
All about the peppery-smelling nasturtium plant!