It’s that time again when the air is crisp and cool. The ground is moist and the rains are coming… we hope! Why do I wish for rain every fall? Because no sooner do our Northwest grounds moisten up that the heavily sought after wild mushrooms start to pop up. Fall is fast approaching and that means it’s mushroom time! I love foraging for my own fall fungi – Boletus edulis (king bolete, porcini, ceps, they have many names) Matsutake and Chanterelles!
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Bartlett, Bosc, Seckel, Anjou… we are so lucky here in the Northwest to have so many varieties of sumptuous pears right at hand - the West Coast produces around 95% of the nation’s commercially grown fresh pears! Pears are one of the few fruits that do not mature well...
Earlier this summer, I made a libatious garden-to-glass Envy cocktail that combined organic vodka, muddled honeydew melon, fresh cilantro and a bit of green Tabasco. This week I return to the garden-to-glass theme with this cocktail. On Kathy Casey's Liquid Kitchen™,...
Keep your weekend calenders open! This Saturday and Sunday the Puget Sound Mycological Society is sponsoring the 2011 Wild Mushroom Show at the Mountaineer's Club. There'll be lots of mushroom-themed activities from guest speakers, cooking demonstrations, learning how...
