Chicken Card: Day 8

Morel Mushrooms and Lilac Muffins!

Yesterday Lauren and I went foraging through the woods for some morel mushrooms.  Something I have always wanted to do!  They can be found near the base of trees, especially by elm trees and dead trees.

After two hours of searching we only found two morels.  Many had been picked already and it is a possibility the season is either ending or just beginning.  I will go searching again in a couple of days.

When we got back we made lilac muffins.  The recipe can be found here.  We added a bit of vanilla extract.

They turned out amazing.  A new favorite of mine!

And for breakfast, Lauren cooked the morels with the eggs.  The texture of the mushrooms is amazing.

And today I cleaned some eggs.  Each one is so different.  So many shapes, sizes, spots, shades and dimples.  I enjoy examining each one.

Garlic!

I have been enjoying cooking with different types of garlic.  Fat Blossom Farm has at least 3-5 kinds of garlic each week and so far these are the 3 I have tried.  Each one tastes slightly different from the other and they all seem sweeter and less spicy than the white garlic purchased at the grocery store.

I sauteed some mushrooms from River Valley Kitchens with some Inchelium Red Garlic and used basil and onions from my CSA share.  The recipe is here.