Quail Pumpkin Soup
By an accident of fate, I ended up with a single quail in my ice chest at Halloween Camp. A perfect opportunity to try out a new flavor at camp, but a quail is a small bird, barely enough for one person and I had three to feed. Soup was the obvious way to stretch the...
Playing With Knives
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Archer’s Day In The Woods
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What It Is
Walter, Mike and I headed up the 66 for the afternoon. We found some matsutake... ...more chanterelles ... ...
Good Evening
9/27/26 6:30 62F (16.6C) The wind has died and the light is fading. I had a productive day. Slaughtered and cleaned four bunnies, freeing up that cage for the rest of the litter I just weaned. Then I peeled and sliced some pumpkins, hanging the rings in the smoke...
Good Morning
11/11/26 7:00 47F (8.7C) AQI 29 Last night's rain has ceased, leaving a dense fog filling the canyon. An errant breeze twists loose a few leaves from the maple. They sway back and forth, drifting lazily to the ground. Birds struggle awake, cheeping briefly,...
Good Morning
11/10/26 6:15 46F (7.7C) AQI 88 A thin fog, wet and temperate, drapes the canyon. It rained most of the night. Water drips from the trees, tapping on fallen leaves. Frogs are croaking in the mist. A great horned owl calls mournfully from the dark trees down by...
Good Morning
11/9/26 7:00 41F (5C) AQI 37 Chilly, with a slight breeze and broken cloud cover. Perfumed puffs from fir and pine burning in the lodge rise from the smokehole. Croaking hoarsely, a great blue heron glides across a Maxfield Parrish sky like a dinosaur out of...
Good Morning
11/8/26 7:00 49F (9.4C) AQI 29 Overcast with a light breeze. Raining. The maple has stripped to her lingerie, leaves stewn discarded across the lawn. I can't keep my mind out of the gutters. Soon enough, I will have to climb up there and clean them out. Good...
Good Morning
11/7/26 6:30 50F (10C) AQI 60 Dull, overcast, almost misty. There is no wind. Small birds flit through the willows, cheeping at each other. A squirrel trills in the oaks. Walter is standing sentry in the front yard. Good morning. ...
Quail Pumpkin Soup
By an accident of fate, I ended up with a single quail in my ice chest at Halloween Camp. A perfect opportunity to try out a new flavor at camp, but a quail is a small bird, barely enough for one person and I had three to feed. Soup was the obvious way to stretch the...
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Karbonade
Karbonade A Latvian favorite, this breaded pork and mushroom dish pairs well with potatoes and pilsner. Knife, meat mallet, plastic wrap or cheesecloth, skillet, oven 2 boneless pork chops1 egg1 1/2 oz whole milk4 oz cream3/8 cup flour3/8 cup bread crumbsto...
Good Evening
It looks like someone threw a hand grenade wrapped in lard into my kitchen, but I have reduced my mountain of chanterelles by half. Spent the day making karbonade, Stroganov, and moussaka. Walter and I ate the karbonade, and most of the rest is in the...
Sparassis Stroganov
I found a small Sparassis down by Cabbage Creek. It was just large enough to provide the noodles for a single serving of stroganov. Lunch is sorted. I scalded the Sparassis in salted water while I cut some beef into small, thin strips. I seared the beef in hot...
