Veronica, our professional forager and dear friend, brought us some Chantrelle mushrooms the other day. There was one in the batch that is the biggest and most beautiful I have seen. Larger than my hand, I hope the images I have taken can give you some idea of the size and intricate [...]

This is a Lobster mushroom!  The Lobster mushroom is actually a fungus that has parasitized a Russula or Lactarius mushroom.  It creates this beautiful orange mushroom that resembles lobster meat. The inside of the mushroom is white. The Lobster mushroom even has a faint lobster-y fragrance to it.  They are wonderful dried or sauteed fresh [...]