Good Evening

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...
Good Evening

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...
Sparassis Stroganov

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...
Good Morning

Good Morning

  9/26/26 7:00 43F (6C) AQI 15 Approximate altitude 800′ Clear sky with a few white whisps behind the east ridge. A slight breeze from the southeast is blowing on the ground here. Touched off the BBQ in the lodge to put some heat and smoke on the pumpkin...
Good Morning

Good Morning

  9/24/26 6:30 Partly cloudy, no wind. It feels cold this morning, colder than yesterday. Daylight is just beginning to seep into the forest. It was completely dark when I walked down the fire tack trail an hour ago I am back in my bunk now, listening to ravens...