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Borscht
When my wife and I were first going out, I had her over for dinner. I made this recipe. Almost everything in it came from my garden. Amy was so impressed. I hardly garden at all anymore, and I haven't made this more than once or twice since. I don't know why. It's...
Lobster Mushroom Tater Tot Tuna Sammy
Pie Iron sammies on a rainy afternoon in the tipi. How delightful! Ingredients tater tots 1 can tuna 1 small lobster mushroom butter or oil tartar sauce Allow Tater Tots to thaw and warm pie irons near the fire. While irons are preheating, saute thinly sliced...
Roast Pumpkin and Chanterelle Soup
Deborah Moran posted a recipe for roasted pumpkin and chanterelle soup in the Cooking With Wild Mushrooms forum. It sounded so good, I knew I had to try it. I modified the recipe slightly and cooked it last time we went camping. Rich and creamy, with a smokey flavor...
Leucoagaricus rachodes
Leucoagaricus rhacodes, sometimes spelled rachodes (it is also known as Agaricus rhacodes, Lepiota rhacodes, Macrolepiota rhacodes, and Chlorophyllum rhacodes), is a stately and delicious mushroom, despite its somewhat confusing taxonomy. Brilliant white with a...
Pie Iron Tuna Melt
We were going to do tuna melts in the pie irons at Fungal in the Jungle, but Wayne and Peter fed us so well we never got around to cooking for ourselves. I was really looking forward to seeing how potoato bread worked in the pie iron, so a couple of days after we got...
Camp Tittihahaha 2025 Day 1
Amy organized the family, reserved some campsites at Beverly Beach and put together another Camp Tittihahaha. We got packed, hopped in the truck with Walter the Wonder Dog and all headed to the coast Thursday, July 24th. ...
A Good Afternoon on Pistol Creek
The weather forecast was for hotter than blazes. It met or exceeded expectations, touching near 100f (38.7c) according to the thermometer app on Mike's phone. Anticipating the heat, Mike, Walter and I headed up to Pistol Creek to stick our feet in the water. ...
Walter Gets His Sea Legs
The weather forecast this afternoon was for hot to unbearable. Amy and I loaded up the kayaks, Walter jumped in the truck, and we all headed north to Goose Lake in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. ...
Good Afternoon
7/5/2025 4:00 79f (26.1c) Tuckered out after a late night last night. Amy and I ran up to Trout Creek Ridge and bought a stack of books at a garage sale, including Jack London, Earl Stanley Gardner, and Robert Service, for a...
Down the Rabbit Hole
When we camped at Peter’s place up above Lyle, I found some pretty, red rocks that fractured with a sharp edge and threw good sparks when struck against steel. They were granular, not glassy where they were broken, so the edge didn’t stay sharp very...
Good Morning
8/12/26 5:45 62F (16.6C) AQI 32 The sky is hazy blue in the dull light of dawn. It is calm and windless, smelling faintly of smoke. Good morning. ...
Good Morning
8/11/26 7:45 62F (16.6C) AQI 64 Clear blue sky with a faint odor of burnt plastic. A white cloud of smoke sits low on the SE horizon, beyond the canyon rim. There is no breeze. I got up late this morning. The sun is up. Walter barked beyond my endurance, so...
Good Morning
8/10/26 7:00 59F (15C) AQI 32 The sky appears clear and blue, but the air smells burnt and I can see haze in the distant trees. The rooster is crowing and Walter has found something to bark about. Probably the orchard workers picking pears across the road....
Good Morning
8/9/26 5:15 58F (14.4C) AQI 18 No wind. The air is good this morning. Mostly clear, with a few wisps of clouds, very little haze and only a faint whif of wood smoke. The last sliver of the moon is rising in the east. Good morning. ...
Good Morning
8/8/26 5:30 59F (15C) AQI 80 Walter rests on the deck; the fingernail moon reclines on a maple branch overhead. There is a breeze, and the air quality index has improved, but smoke lies in the canyon and it smells worse than yesterday. Like a campfire someone...
