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How to make a wild mushroom omelette (Part 2)
Clean and prepare your mushrooms. Try to get all the grit out. Sautee your mushrooms with a chopped up shallot. I’m using three kinds of mushrooms. I like to add a little creole spice at this point. Make an omelette the usual way. When it’s… Read More
How to make a wild mushroom omelette (Part 1)
Start off by packing some cold drinks and heading off to a forest. If you have a couple huge slobbering canines, they’ll want to come along. Find and pick a selection of tasty edible mushrooms. Avoid the deadly poisonous or the sickening kind. Drive home… Read More
A Small Surprise
I hadn’t planned on visiting a forest today, since we haven’t had rain in a while and I thought there wouldn’t be many mushrooms around. However, the dogs seemed to have the idea that on weekends I’m supposed to take them for a walk in… Read More
Find the Possum
This morning at about 6:00 we were enjoying coffee when Tuffy P suddenly exclaimed, Look, Look, there’s a possum in our back yard. I grabbed the camera and headed out onto the deck, a sight for sore eyes I’m sure in my pjs and slippers.… Read More
…and more fungi fun
Fun with Fungi
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Indian Pipe
I’ve started to see Indian Pipe in the forest. This strange plant, also known as the Ghost Plant of the Corpse Plant, has no chlorophyll, the special sauce that makes plants green. These plants have a specific relationship with trees and fungus. Unlike plants with… Read More
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