The Antarctic Book of Cooking and Cleaning The landscape of our cookbook collection has changed a little lately and we like it. The idea of living off the grid and being self-sufficient has never been so appealing and, in light of the looming US election, we are definitely not alone in yearning to escape society […]
365 Project 2015 – week 45
Foraging, friends and good food During week 45 we foraged for mushrooms and found winter chanterelles, hedgehog, lobster and pine mushrooms. We had friends over for the weekend, played board games and ate some good food. How did you spend your week? You can see all photos here.
Fungi and lichen
Vancouver Island doesn’t disappoint When it comes to foraging for mushrooms, Vancouver Island doesn’t disappoint. Its forests are filled with fungi and lichen not all are edible but they are all interesting, we would even say some are beautiful. We were on the hunt for chanterelle and matsutake mushrooms. We did find a few but […]