2011 - The Daily Photo Project

Another lovely crop of fungi just before harvest.

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2011 - The Daily Photo Project

Chicken mushroom, ready to harvest.

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New Additions to my Shop on Etsy

I added these three Art Photos to my inventory at MarthaHorman.

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Mushroom Pie

First you head out to the woods and gather a chicken mushroom (Polyporaceae Aphyllophorale). Paul came home with about 8 pounds.

This is what they look like, growing in the woods.

After cleaning (also Paul's job), the mushrooms get sautéed and put into a baking dish. I also add rehydrated dried Black Trumpet Mushrooms. A sauce of thickened cream and Madeira is poured over them; a flaky pie crust goes on the top and the whole is baked for 30 minutes. Add a salad and it serves 6 to 8 people. Add some white wine and I'll join you.

The pie can be made with other kinds of mushrooms.  I like Oyster Mushrooms or edible Boletus. The recipe is in the Gourmet Cook Book, Vol. II. The dried Black Trumpets I buy from Mack Hill Farm. If they haven't any listed for sale, contact them because I know they have been out in the woods picking.

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Wine Caps Mushrooms

This is an oil painting on canvas that I finished several weeks ago. The subject is a trio of Stropharia rugosoannulata, common name Wine Caps. The models ended up in a risotto and were accompanied by a red wine. The painting is 9 X 12 inches.

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Wordless Wednesday

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