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Van Waffle

Writer, Naturalist, Photographer

Tag: wild mushrooms

Delectable mushroom: chicken of the woods

Posted on October 25, 2018October 25, 2018 by Van Waffle

This is a taste experience I won’t soon forget.

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Delightful chanterelles

Posted on September 8, 2015September 8, 2015 by Van Waffle

Wild mushroom season has become something we look forward to with particular delight. Around the cottage, autumn always delivers some culinary surprises and this…

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Mushroom foraging with Edible Toronto

Posted on October 14, 2014October 14, 2014 by Van Waffle

Check out the fall 2014 issue of Edible Toronto for my latest article, “Trumpets, hedgehogs and chanterelles: Tracking the elusive mushroom.” It relates…

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