tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post5644893828052221116..comments2023-12-30T01:23:38.125-08:00Comments on Riddled: Je vinaigrette rienHamish Mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18079552635307235197noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post-51787812698986938202017-04-25T13:21:29.532-07:002017-04-25T13:21:29.532-07:00Oh fuck me that Pavlova is someone else's. I ...Oh fuck me that Pavlova is someone else's. I just got so excited at the prospect of posting shittyfoodporn.... Pupienus Maximushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17834551827088880423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post-15928322016105585272017-04-25T13:18:22.677-07:002017-04-25T13:18:22.677-07:00OH BOY OH BOY fodder for reddit/r/shittyfoodporn! ...OH BOY OH BOY fodder for reddit/r/shittyfoodporn! <br /><br />I'll port the images to imgur to save you the bandwidth. Could I get a more detailed description of the salami Pavlova, please? <br /><br />Pupienus Maximushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17834551827088880423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post-78951335684452342342017-04-22T05:38:04.760-07:002017-04-22T05:38:04.760-07:00Hell, that puts even my accidental cassoulet pizza...Hell, that puts even my accidental cassoulet pizza to shame, and that was pretty vile. Don't eat it whatever you do: have it framed.Trevorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09735886770584642505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post-29788294794118174362017-04-20T19:23:44.114-07:002017-04-20T19:23:44.114-07:00Oh, and the general local atmosphere is much more ...Oh, and the general local atmosphere is much more red neck with a smattering of hippie; Everybody's most popular beers are the Local Logger Later and the Country Boy IPA. <br /><br />Perhaps hipsters travel here from Portland to sample the beer. I know yuppies are big on kayaking, windsurfing, and kiteboarding.JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10460254031729129002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post-5240222664540379582017-04-20T19:17:17.842-07:002017-04-20T19:17:17.842-07:00Oh FFS. DAMN have we made good beer. Apparently ...Oh FFS. DAMN have we made good beer. Apparently this thing does not even have mild swears in its autocorrect dictionary.JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10460254031729129002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post-63572040866052866492017-04-20T19:15:49.340-07:002017-04-20T19:15:49.340-07:00The most adventurous my uncle and I have gotten wh...The most adventurous my uncle and I have gotten while brewing beer is to add mint and chocolate to the porter, or fruit to the wheat beer. Pretty pedestrian, but dank have we made some good beer.JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10460254031729129002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post-71799345812402994062017-04-20T19:10:07.384-07:002017-04-20T19:10:07.384-07:00I have heard they freeze better cooked.
Will try a...<i>I have heard they freeze better cooked.</i><br />Will try a comparison batch.<br />The current plan for a porcini beer is to use some of the dried stuff, ground up and added very late in the boil -- or mixed with boiling water so it can be added at the dry-hop stage.Smut Clydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409476490132867809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post-76142421944297089142017-04-20T19:06:43.824-07:002017-04-20T19:06:43.824-07:00Cold Press coffee Porter
Best consumed while ridi...<i>Cold Press coffee Porter</i><br /><br />Best consumed while riding a fixie bike, for maximum hipster.Smut Clydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409476490132867809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post-10817794022770290712017-04-20T18:43:23.616-07:002017-04-20T18:43:23.616-07:00One of my favorite beers, I should say. They also...One of my favorite beers, I should say. They also have a fine Russian Imperial Stout and something called Uncle Stepdad that's very good. (I almost had one of those a few years back when my mom and my dad's baby brother were carrying on, but he got weirded out - "What are your kids gonna call me, Uncle Dad?")JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10460254031729129002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post-44861600930672932742017-04-20T18:32:50.896-07:002017-04-20T18:32:50.896-07:00Cold Press. Stupid Kindle, stupid fat fingers.Cold Press. Stupid Kindle, stupid fat fingers.JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10460254031729129002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post-89874195872729249232017-04-20T18:32:05.242-07:002017-04-20T18:32:05.242-07:00Well, I have something to cause you envy: I had sw...Well, I have something to cause you envy: I had sworn off alcohol, but then the local brewpub offered me a case of 12 22 oz. bottles of my favorite beer (the Fold Press coffee Porter from Everybody's Brewing in white Salmon, WA) for $30.<br /><br />Drinking one right now, on the back porch.JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10460254031729129002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post-50525842099599801652017-04-20T18:28:45.410-07:002017-04-20T18:28:45.410-07:00Ah, envy revenge.Ah, envy revenge.JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10460254031729129002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post-31395853564557675192017-04-20T18:15:47.412-07:002017-04-20T18:15:47.412-07:00Grilling one for lunch RIGHT NOW.Grilling one for lunch RIGHT NOW.Smut Clydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409476490132867809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post-91699932874839588222017-04-20T18:00:23.530-07:002017-04-20T18:00:23.530-07:00Yes, I always freeze my surplus mushrooms. I saut...Yes, I always freeze my surplus mushrooms. I sautee them in butter and garlic first, I have heard they freeze better cooked.<br /><br />Foragers are generally very territorial about their "spots."JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10460254031729129002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post-17700627099115882792017-04-20T17:54:56.154-07:002017-04-20T17:54:56.154-07:00I was advised to freeze some of the surplus (as a ...I was advised to freeze some of the surplus (as a change from drying them). Slice (ready to go on future pizzas), freeze on non-stick paper, then keep in the freezer in ziploc bags away from air.<br />The source of advice was a professional forager I regularly encounter under the pine-trees. He was also forthcoming with suggestions about which restaurants to go to, and what prices I should ask (so as not to undercut his own business). And recipes. Advice on everything, in fact, except sites where the mushrooms *grow*.Smut Clydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409476490132867809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post-79307446179280983052017-04-20T15:18:54.507-07:002017-04-20T15:18:54.507-07:00I have still never found the famous chicken of the...I have still never found the famous chicken of the woods, but my brother and cousin found a whole bunch of it once when they were out deer hunting. I told them they were fools not to harvest it and they said it would have been too heavy to pack around. WIMPS, I says. What good are manly men if they will not bring home the delicious mushrooms?JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10460254031729129002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post-9801026038196480632017-04-20T15:13:21.308-07:002017-04-20T15:13:21.308-07:00Last fall was bad for mushrooms in my neck of the ...Last fall was bad for mushrooms in my neck of the woods... no hen of the woods, no oyster mushrooms, not even so much as a puffball!Big Bad Bald Bastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01983025559556548658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post-31234138190299890622017-04-20T15:03:06.731-07:002017-04-20T15:03:06.731-07:00Cut them IN half. Anf SELL them.Cut them IN half. Anf SELL them.JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10460254031729129002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post-48122227276000244062017-04-20T15:02:23.298-07:002017-04-20T15:02:23.298-07:00I have never found enough boletes to consider sell...I have never found enough boletes to consider selling, plus I usually cut them on half first to check them for worms, which makes them no good for selling, I think. I did find one monster king last fall that must have weighed a pound, though. I kept it for myself.<br /><br />A lot of people around here sell morels, although technically you are supposed to have a license to sell them. If I ever find a wheelbarrow full, like some of the pictures I have seen lately from Oregon, I might well then.JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10460254031729129002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post-46081830956893008222017-04-20T14:58:45.167-07:002017-04-20T14:58:45.167-07:00People are finding Amanitas now too:
https://m.yo...People are finding Amanitas now too:<br /><br />https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zweovxmc5LsJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10460254031729129002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post-18818966198299968412017-04-20T14:58:20.040-07:002017-04-20T14:58:20.040-07:00I made my first professional sale of surplus porci...I made my first professional sale of surplus porcini to a restaurant the other day. The going rate turns out to be NZ$100 / kg.<br />I was young and I needed the money.Smut Clydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409476490132867809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post-83456673280754276722017-04-20T14:54:28.615-07:002017-04-20T14:54:28.615-07:00"Spring kings" are almost in season here..."Spring kings" are almost in season here; they're popping up further south and at lower elevations. Morels soon, too.JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10460254031729129002noreply@blogger.com