At Shmaltz running club tonight, R brought in a giant puffball mushroom. It created a lot of discussion about how one prepares giant puffball mushrooms. In my experience, I have […]
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Category: Mushrooms
Pickled Hen of the Woods
I had seen what I thought to be a small Hen of the Woods mushroom during the day, and went to fetch it at night. I reached down to pluck […]
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Five Mushroom Chowder
A.K.A. “Bad Idea Chowder“, with Oyster, Painted Suillus, Shaggy Mane, Puffball, and Cinnabar Red Chanterelle mushrooms. Using apples instead of potatoes which worked pretty well:
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Tiny Hen of the Woods
I found some really tiny Hen of the Woods (Maitake) mushrooms today: Also found a few honey mushrooms, and cooked them up with maitake in a creamy wine sauce over […]
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Meadow Mushroom
After 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 […]
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3 Mushroom Stroganoff
Harvest 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 […]
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Viscid Violet Cort
I often see Viscid Violet Cort mushrooms, Cortinarius iodes, growing in the woods near my house. They look exactly like Smurfette’s house with a bright purple color. Until now I […]
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Clifton Park Mushrooms
I have been walking around Clifton Park looking for mushrooms and trying to identify them. I have found a large variety of different mushrooms. Each mushroom that I identified is […]
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Oyster Mushroom
I found some oyster mushrooms today. They were plentiful, meaty, and delicious. Related Links * Clifton Park Mushrooms* Basic Oyster Mushroom Recipe
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Shaggy Mane Mushroom
On my drive home from work today I passed a patch of shaggy mane mushrooms. I fetched the camera and headed over right away to check these amazing mushrooms out. […]
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