Forgot to check the temperature this morning, but guessing it was about 40°f, quite chilly. Mix of sun and clouds all day, high of 61.
Well, this was a new one on me. Wolf Fart Mushrooms??? They are also known as Pear-Shaped Puffballs Lycoperdon pyriforme), a name I prefer to tell the truth. Sarah found them while walking her property, and a little research revealed that they are quite edible. The Forager Chef had excellent information, from identification to cleaning to cooking.
I followed his instructions, cutting off the roots, washing in cold water, cutting them in half and then tossing with herbs, salt, and oil and roasting 30 minutes. They are as light as feathers, which makes sense as they are basically miniature puffballs.
I made a foray out to the garden while the mushrooms were roasting. What a lot I found! Every time I think the garden is finished, it surprises me.
Bok choy, tomatillos, radishes, several kinds of peppers, a tomato, kale, 2 kinds of lettuce, yellow squash, broccoli...all there for the picking.
So stir-fry was on the menu for dinner! Seven veggies, the meat cut from leftover delicious barbecued ribs from Saturday night at the Yacht Club, and those delightful little mushrooms combined with a sauce I mixed up and a pot of brown rice, and yum. I made a quick tossed salad with the lettuce, kale, tomatoes, diced yellow squash, and radishes. And that was dinner. I completely forgot to take photos so you will just have to trust me that it was pretty as well as tasty.
It has been a good, busy weekend for us all. I priced the auction stuff, cooked (raspberry waffles for breakfast!), and planted about 100 crocus bulbs. Larry brushhogged the upper field, fixed the dryer at long last, and got the chickens moved to their new coop, where they are very happy. Sarah had a friend come to help her install plumbing in her cabin, did some remote work, and took several good, long walks. We all went to dinner with our son Derek, Sarah's helper and his wife and daughter. (This family lives not far from us, but Sarah became friends with the daughter in Colorado! Small world.)
Tomorrow it's back to Huntington for yet another appointment at the VA. And so on we go.
But aren't you glad you now know about wolf fart mushrooms?
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