I found some nice Golden Oyster Mushrooms on the Mohawk-Hudson Bike Path today. These are some of the best smelling and tasting mushrooms I have ever cooked up. When I […]
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I found some nice Golden Oyster Mushrooms on the Mohawk-Hudson Bike Path today. These are some of the best smelling and tasting mushrooms I have ever cooked up. When I […]
Read moreWe found a lot of young Reishi Mushroom in a nearby park today. I picked one and put it in my pack and brought it home. I tried making a […]
Read moreIt’s Friday the 13th and I have taken the day off from work. I have been spending a lot of time behind a desk and I’m nursing a sore hip […]
Read moreIt all started after M tasted some of the naturally sparkling Saratoga Springs mineral water and mentioned how salty it tastes. I boiled down some of the sulphury water to […]
Read moreThe company I work for has an office in Lyon, France. While visiting our office recently, S, an employee from the Lyon office brought a bag of “Vichy Pastilles” to […]
Read moreFermented pokeberry ink with a stick pen: 2013-09-07 Recently I’ve been trying to identify berries that I see around the area. Pokeweed is common, including a large plant growing on […]
Read moreApples Apples are everywhere right now. They make great cider. In this case I’m using ugly apples that I wouldn’t necessarily want to eat. I rinse them, scrub away most […]
Read moreAfter a long summer with hardly any rain at all, we have finally gotten a steady rain. So far only for a day or so, but it should continue throughout […]
Read moreHarvest season is here, what a great time of year! Today we enjoyed Three Mushroom Stroganoff with fresh pressed grape and apple cider. I used this recipe, with some modifications […]
Read moreI have been casually eyeing some plants in the backyard that look like the edible purslane. It turns out that there are actually two different plants growing next to each […]
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