Little Bang Theory

And no, that isn’t a typo…

A mycophagist is someone who loves to find, pick, cook and eat wild mushrooms (and live to tell about it. )

And that be me!

Well, after a slow start to the fruiting season, with nary a morel in sight and precious few chanterelles, I finally found a buttload of Pleurotus Ostreatus, the venerable Oyster Mushroom:

I first saw these things maybe thirty five years ago, and they were growing on dying elms; now days they seem to be only growing on maples.

Anyway, they clean up pretty guud

And do nicely in a white wine and cream sauce:

…Over raviolis…

I got some red-capped butter boletes while I was out too:

That pile trimmed down to a cup and a half of really nice chunks.

I cooked and cooled them right away and will figure out what to do with them tomorrow!