Foraged Food Thread

[Pucky Freak]

 

[TLowell02]

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What kind of mushrooms?

 

[Pucky Freak]

What kind of mushrooms?

L to R: elm cap, puffball, bluets, common oyster, and pluteus

 

[WestKyHunt]

Whitetail and hen-of-the-woods in a sherry wine, garlic broth

 

[buckbull]

Foraged from my closet lol. I've started growing oyster mushrooms in grow bags.

 

[buckbull]

Devils Urn. Not edible but posting as they are somewhat rare in my area and have a unique look.

 

[kansasdad]

Found enough of these for a nice dish of fettuccine primavera

 

[Treeshark]

Found enough of these for a nice dish of fettuccine primavera
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Sounds really good- how did you make it?

I could see morels, ramps and peas going well with an alfredo or pesto-type sauce for a nice spring theme.

 

[kansasdad]

Sounds really good- how did you make it?

I could see morels, ramps and peas going well with an alfredo or pesto-type sauce for a nice spring theme.

I used and modified a bit a Hank Shaw recipe. Butter sauté the morel rings and garlic and thyme. Sherry and Marsala cooking wines added, then I used a two heaping dollops of store bought Alfredo sauce, a then a big slug of heavy whipping cream. I got impatient and added a bit of flour to thicken the sauce, next time I will be more patient. One Costco rotisserie chicken breast chunked, broccolini tops and frozen peas to emphasize spring. I kept the spring onions on the side, as I know they are not Mrs kansasdad’s favorite.



Store bought salad with spinach/spring mix, apple chips, feta and an acidic vinegrette had a hard time fitting onto the plate.

 

[Treeshark]

Heck yeah, that looks fantastic

 

[buckbull]

Mid April and only one post for morels. Are folks not looking or not finding? I've been looking everyday in my hotspots but haven't found any, not even grays.

 

[kansasdad]

Mid April and only one post for morels. Are folks not looking or not finding? I've been looking everyday in my hotspots but haven't found any, not even grays.

My south central Kansas areas are very spotty on morels, and we are starting year four of advanced drought conditions. Throw in your random high 80’s/low 90’s days (4 days in the 90’s!!… already this spring) and you can see why splitting a dozen small morels with the landowner was a big deal.

 

[INMT]

Mid April and only one post for morels. Are folks not looking or not finding? I've been looking everyday in my hotspots but haven't found any, not even grays.

My south central Kansas areas are very spotty on morels, and we are starting year four of advanced drought conditions. Throw in your random high 80’s/low 90’s days (4 days in the 90’s!!… already this spring) and you can see why splitting a dozen small morels with the landowner was a big deal.

Snowy, wet, and 50’s here. Still have some time before they show.

 

[kansasdad]

The landowner had his morels for breakfast with his bacon and eggs.

 

[BAKPAKR]

Lean ground beef mixed with chopped ramps (Appalachian wild leek) before grilling, topped with bacon, Havarti cheese, and sautéed ramps, on a toasted bun with ramp aioli.

It was rampy.

 

[Wild Bill]

My south central Kansas areas are very spotty on morels, and we are starting year four of advanced drought conditions. Throw in your random high 80’s/low 90’s days (4 days in the 90’s!!… already this spring) and you can see why splitting a dozen small morels with the landowner was a big deal.

Same with my central SD morels. We can usually get them to pop with some timely spring rain, but if we don't get it we're $#!t out of luck.
Years with good moisture and we'll have a bumper crop. More than enough to share. Other years, I'll hoard what I can find.

 

[Straight Arrow]

Same with my central SD morels. We can usually get them to pop with some timely spring rain, but if we don't get it we're $#!t out of luck.
Years with good moisture and we'll have a bumper crop. More than enough to share. Other years, I'll hoard what I can find.

Same here in SW Montana. Seems the forecast is for good moisture.

Anyone up for tea on the veranda April 17th springtime in the Rockies?

 

[buckbull]

Finally found a few