Chanterelle Dinner

Salad with Fig Vinegar, Pistachios and Gorgonzola
Strozzapreti with Chanterelles and Thyme

Chanterelle, Chanterelle, Chanterelle

It may not be obvious but the first picture features a 7-inch mushroom, and the last picture features 3+ lbs. of those babies!

Yes, we have no shame. We ate them all.

Foraging in Van Cortlandt Park

Best food experience of the CC's life (so far.)

Firstly, there were the wineberries everywhere. A sun-ripe sweet wineberry is the nectar of the gods on a warm sunny hike.



Next up, the golden jackpot! The CC found a large field of golden chanterelles.

Finally, the end result of what the CC did with them.

To borrow a Valley Girl facebook term -- OMG, you guys, OMG!!!!!!

Strozzapreti with chanterelles ♦ Ciabatta ♦ Flat beans with almonds