A heavy rain together with warm days and we've been enjoying the Fall flush of mushrooms -- shitake mushrooms. I came home after my writing class to see mushrooms spread out on every surface in the kitchen and have been drying them for later use.
A few days later -- there were more and I managed to remember to get a picture.
A nice little harvest, but nothing like the earlier one. Still, with a few garlic chives ...
two fresh eggs and a bit of butter . . .
lsome Cherokee Purple tomatoes on the side and I have a fine brunch.
The winner of the drawing for a signed copy of THE DAY OF SMALL THINGS over at Poe's Deadly Daughters is Iil Gluckstern -- who needs to get in touch with me!
There'll be another chance to enter another drawing tomorrow~
21 comments:
How wonderful your meal looks, your photos are lovely. I don't know enough about mushrooms to know which ones are safe to eat so I leave them well alone. I have just googled for shiitake mushrooms growing naturally in NZ and see that they do, I never knew that before.
How funny - the word verification is SHIES - how appropriate for me when it comes to mushrooms.
Brunch doesn't come much fresher than that, Vicki! Looks very tasty.
That looks, and sounds, totally yummy!
mmm...that sounds (and i bet smells) wonderful...love some fresh mushrooms...
Fabulous meal Vicki. Lucky you with those gorgeous mushrooms and a Cherokee Purple tomato, my favorite. Now that's eating!
Sam
I have never heard of a Cherokee Purple tomato. From the looks of it my mouth is watering. Great pics. I can actually imagine the smell of that cooking.
Marilyn -- these aren't wild mushrooms -- my husband inoculated the logs with 'store-bought' shitake spawn. So we feel pretty safe in eating them.
I love the 'Full English Breakfast' with the grilled tomatoes and mushrooms -- this is a lighter version ;-)
Your garden must be so full of fairies with all those mushrooms to hide beneath. I have lots of mushrooms in my garden too (wink).
Your brunch looks delicious!
Blessings, Star
It must do a body good to sit down to a meal and know that you provided every bit of food. From your own chickens and garden. It looks yummy. Interesting about the shitakes. I might have to try that myself.
I need to visit! I would love to know a good shroom from a bad one! BTW - invite me when dinner is ready, I'll bring a "Middle Sister" wine!
I've never eaten just mushrooms as a meal. I wouldn't know which ones are safe to pick. However, you make them look mighty tasty.
I am never brave enough to use mushrooms I find unless I absolutely know what they are.
I wish I were brave because now is the time to and pick them; mushrooms from buckets in dark cellars are never a patch on wild ones.
I didn't know you could inoculate an area with spawn! I'll have to look into that for next year.
Ooo...my mouth is watering!!!
One inoculates the logs -- I did a pretty complete post on it a while back -- or you can google Fungi Perfecti which is where we got our spawn.
Yum! We're coming up on one of my favorite times of year--fall and right after a rain when the puffballs emerge! I have a six-inch diameter puffball last year. They are sooooo good!
Love the Shitakes, too. Lucky you!
Elora
That meal looks wonderful. I love mushrooms. YUM
Oooh, that looks good! My mouth is watering!
Vicki -- Lovely fresh lunch to enjoy from nature's bounty -- barbara
I tried mushroom spawn years ago and it was a dismal failure. Your husband must have a green (brown?) thumb. With all the rain we've had all summer our backyard is hosting at least 8 varieties of mushrooms and I'm afraid to try all of them. Your tomatoes sound so exotic.
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