Wild mushroom season has become something we look forward to with particular delight. Around the cottage, autumn always delivers some culinary surprises and this Labour Day weekend was no exception. On Sunday afternoon my partner and I found this cluster of … Continue reading
Check out the fall 2014 issue of Edible Toronto for my latest article, “Trumpets, hedgehogs and chanterelles: Tracking the elusive mushroom.” It relates my recent meeting with Patrick Louch, a caterer, healthy food guru and wild mushroom forager. One recent … Continue reading
Danny and I spent a peaceful cottage weekend with my daughters, Marian and Brenna. It was long awaited and much enjoyed. We also had the good fortune to come across this edible comb tooth fungus, Hericium coralloides. Actually, the … Continue reading
Foraging for wild mushrooms can be fun but also dangerous. Some mushrooms are fatally toxic and notoriously hard to distinguish from edible ones. Fortunately there are some safe exceptions. One of the happiest things to find in the woods is … Continue reading