recipes
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Shaggy Parasols on the Table
Here at Shortsinwoods, we harvested a huge crop of Shaggy Parasols (Chlorophylum rhacodes) this Fall. These mushrooms dehydrate very easily, and after doing this we found ourselves with about a half dozen gallon-size bags full! Continue reading
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Have You Ever Had a Hedgehog?
Hedgehogs are a late fall/early winter mushroom that grows in damp, ferny areas, and in my mind it is one of the more savory and simple-to-cook shrooms. I love it as a side dish, or as a breakfast mushroom with scrambled eggs. Continue reading
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Preparing to Partake in the Putting Away of a Plateful of Palatable Puffballs
What do you do with Puffballs? (Other than the boyish delight of stomping on them and watching the little “wolf farts”* spew greenish-brown “smoke” comprised of billions of puffball spores into the air!) Most puffballs are indeed edible. I had never had them before, and this season we saw a goodly number of Lycoperdon* not… Continue reading
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Boletes: The Bacon of the Mushroom World
PJ is a master chef and couldn’t wait for me to let him loose in my kitchen to see what he could do with those Boletes (mostly Admirable Boletes, and also some Slippery Jacks). Continue reading
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An Asian Mushroom Diversion
Delicious recipes for White Shimeji and King Trumpet mushrooms. Continue reading
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Resurrecting Frozen or Dehydrated Chanterelles
In this brief video, I talk about the process of rehydrating dehydrated Chanterelle mushrooms, and also the process of thawing whole Chanterelles that have been frozen in a block of ice. Continue reading
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The Big Problem With Chanterelles — and How To Solve It
Every year at this time I experience anew a key frustration shared by those who love to hunt … and eat … Chanterelle mushrooms. For they only appear for a brief window in the Fall, September and October, typically; and while they are wonderful while we have them, they are best eaten fresh and no… Continue reading
Mushroom Obsession 