Today made us appreciate some of the finer aspects of D-town. It started with a trip to the farmer's market, where we scored some wild morel mushrooms. They were $43 per pound, is that a good deal? I don't know because I have never seen wild morel mushrooms! So of course we had to try them. Pictured below is what I made with them: homemade fettuccini with morel mushrooms sauteed with garlic in olive oil, butter , and white wine. This was the first time in a while that I've had the time to go all out with the homemade pasta, but it was worth it.
After the market, we went for a hike in one of the local parks. It was a perfect day, about 70% and sunny. Wildflowers were blooming all over the place, including this lonely dog violet, the only one of its kind that we've seen this spring. Even cooler, we got a rare daytime look at an owl (I think it was a barred owl). I saw him jump up into a tree and managed to get a great look in the binoculars. He looked right at me with huge dark mysterious eyes.
Anyway, then we came home and I made that pasta. All in all, a perfect day! Here also is a recent picture of K. with my brother and one of M.'s friends' kids.
1 comment:
Hey D,
I've not checked your blog in ages. I'm glad that you guys are all doing well.
I wanted to leave a comment because morel mushrooms are my new favorite food. They are MUCH cheaper in these parts (usually around $15/lb) but still pretty hard to find most of the time. They were abundant a few weeks ago, but I haven't seen them since. The most delicious thing to do with them is to toss them with flour, salt and pepper and then saute them in butter. It's a bit decadent but it's completely delicious and the butter brings forth their mushroomy goodness. If you manage to get your hands on morels again, give it a try.
Cheers!
KK of Walla Walla
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