This recipe is another result of my recent mushroom cultivation venture. I decided to try growing pink oyster mushrooms on a substrate of used coffee grounds. I have to admit, it was touch and go for a while. In the early stages, it looked like the mycelium was going to completely succumb to mold. ItContinue reading “Homegrown Pink Oyster Mushrooms: From Coffee Grounds to Aguachile”
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Foraged Morels with Crispy Hamachi
After years of searching (ok, one year) I finally found some morels and wanted to pair them with a nice fish dish. I fried the morels with quite some butter together with the sauce, but it may have been better to fry them separately as they got a bit soggy. Live and learn! Here isContinue reading “Foraged Morels with Crispy Hamachi”
The Mushroom Log Experiment and the Physics of Shiitake “Scaled” Skrei
I’ve been spending a lot of time lately experimenting with growing my own mushrooms. There’s something deeply satisfying about the “low and slow” biology of a Shiitake log, but when it’s time to harvest, the focus shifts immediately to the physics of the pan. I had a batch of fresh Shiitakes that were practically beggingContinue reading “The Mushroom Log Experiment and the Physics of Shiitake “Scaled” Skrei”