Sauerkraut

Bulletproof Coffee

(Coffee + Good Fats)*blender=

Wild Ramps

I transplanted some wild ramps to my yard. It looks like they are flowering. Hopefully they spread like crazy.

Thyme Cocktail

Wiskey
Raw Honey
Thyme sprigs
Club soda
Ice

Foraging/Garden: Escargot

Wriggling Fresh Moon Snails plucked from the sea

Parsley from the Garden and Forgaged Mushrooms

I opted to cook everything in a pot. No need for fancy in shell presentation here.  Poke Poke

Finished Product with Homemade Whole Wheat & Almond Bread

Foraging: Some Recent Mushroom Hauls

*****NOT FOR IDENTIFICATION PURPOSES********

Oyster Mushrooms

BIGGEST DAY YET!

All laid Out R2L: Deer , Puffball, Meadow Mushrooms

Garden: Some Updates

My Arugula is bolting already :( Oh well, Malabar spinach will replace it :)

I just planted some new plants in the lambs quarters family.  If you haven't heard of Baker's Creek Heirloom Seeds, you should check them out. They have an awesome variety of plant seeds.

Detroit Beets are coming in nicely. I cannot wait to harvest them.

Green blueberries, I hope the birds will leave me some this year.

I transplanted some wild purslane from my yard into a bowl. Supposedly it's great in salad.

First Red Current!

Foraging: Chicken of the Woods Mushroom, 3 deer murshrooms

Large Chicken of the Woods and 3 Faun Mushrooms

Chicken of the Woods Nuggets

Foraging: Wild Grape Leaves, Yellow Cracked Bolete

Images not for identification purposes

pre-blanched

Stuffed Grape leaves with purple rice

SNIFF SNIFF

Garden: French Breakfast Radish

o0o0o these are good. I don't usually like radishes,but this and nice an mellow.

Foraging: First Mushrooms! Deer Mushroom

I found my first edible mushrooms. They are quite good.

*not for identification purposes

Garden: Tomatoes from Seed

I started my tomato plants from seed this year. I got so many (48 to be exact). I decided to keep 15, and gave the rest to my coworkers. I am growing black krim, beefsteak, and cherry.

Foraging: Wild Ramps (wild Leaks

I went morel hunting for 5 hours, but didn't have any luck. At least I found some ramps :) They were excellent!

Garden: FRESH OREGANO BONANZA

I have fresh oregano coming out of my ears. I have to pick it because it will overtake my other herbs. Oregano pesto is not bad btdubs. Cooking it milds out the oregano's strong taste.

Garden: Micro-green Beet Salad

UM UM UM tastes like super spinach

Giant Oyster Mushrooms as Faux Scallops

This is a giant oyster mushroom

Cut into Scallop Sized pieces

Heat Sesame Oil

Brown on Both Sides

Add small amount of water to cover the bottom of the pan and steam until they are cooked

Finish with Oyster Sauce

Plate and enjoy

Paneer, and Indian Cheese

I made Paneer today. It is very easy. 

-Bring milk to a boil

-add yogurt until milk solids separate

-strain through cheesecloth

-Rinse

-Squeeze water out

-Place a heavy pot on top and wait 20 min 

Nori Tamagoyaki

Tomagoyaki is a Japanese fried and rolled egg sushi dish. Mine included napa cabbage and toasted nori. Fillings can vary. I suggest cooking internal vegetation before adding it to the Tamagoyaki. The easiest way is to pop it in the microwave for a minute.

Instructions:

- Add some vegetable or sesame oil to a frying pan, and let it heat up

- Whisk 3 eggs, 1 tbsp of good quality japanese soy sauce, and 1 tbsp sugar together

-Add eggs to pan when pan is hot

-While eggs are still liquatious, add vegetables to the edge of one side of the pan, add 1 sheet of nori on top

- Cook Eggs until mostly cooked, (lift edge of eggs and rotate pan to get large sections of egg to cook faster)

-Use a spatula to roll the eggs, starting at the side you placed your vegetables

-Remove from pan, and let sit for a minute or so (any uncooked egg should be cooked by the point)

- Cut into slices like sushi

-Enjoy

Homemade Pasta and Raviolli

homemade pasta is suprisingly easy to make (although a bit messy). 

3/4 c flour to 1 egg

I made 3 batches with whole wheat flour and found I needed an extra egg.

Raviolli were filled with crabmeat, parm, feta, and provalone