Last Chanterelles

I got a pound at the last market of the season. Tomorrow I’ll brush them, cut them in large bite-sized pieces and cook them, then freeze most or all for the winter months. These are slightly larger than the others but that will just save time cleaning them.

Chanterelle mushrooms

I also got two pints of cherry tomatoes, red and orange/yellow. We’re having organic steak this evening, organic roasted red potatoes with olive oil and rosemary and garlic. Also 1/3 of the cherry tomatoes, toasted in a hot skillet with a drop of olive oil, salt, pepper and dried basil.

Jim felt like going shopping this morning (an unusual task for both of us, especially on a weekend). He finally noticed the leaves changing. I’m waiting ’til next weekend when the reds and the Aspen yellows may be at their peak, or I’ll try to make time for some good shots during the week. I don’t have a telephoto lens so have to be relatively close to the subject at hand. Fun day. We started with the chanterelles and tomatoes, placed in a huge cooler in the back of the car, then moved on to lunch, sieves for drains for kitchen and bath, and an inexpensive meat pounder so I can make my chicken saltimbocca after six months.

Then we looked at the tread on Jim’s “new” Bass shoes and it was time for a new pair, so we got socks as well and that’s how the day was spent, before prepping for dinner, after I feed and walk the dog. Must get going now. Hope you enjoyed your weekend. Cheers, Dee

p.s. 118 hits this week on How To Eat A Concord Grape! Guess it’s grape season but my first post (or one of the first, I haven’t checked) is the most viewed on this site. Go figure.