This update comes rather later than I had hoped, but it’s now clear that high season for our summer mushrooms is well under way. Since our previous report in early … Continue reading
It’s ON! Last week, we took a look at the precipitation that fell in spring and early summer, as well as the forecast for further monsoon rains, and predicted an … Continue reading
By Mike Dechter In late August of 2013, the Coppa Café in Flagstaff advertised a special “forager’s feast”. The restaurant is a favorite for my Francophile wife, and I was … Continue reading
Here’s an intriguing time lapse video showing the development of a king bolete, Boletus edulis, from button to full maturity over the course of abut a week. This comes from … Continue reading
At last, I can report on the very pleasant and productive foray that the Arizona Mushroom Club held in the White Mountains on the weekend of Aug. 23-24, 2014. I apologize for … Continue reading
It has been a long time coming, but a paper by David Arora and Jonathan Frank that was published yesterday in North American Fungi makes the case that the red-capped … Continue reading
I’ve posted a recipe or two from the “use real butter” food blog before, and cooked three or four others. The writer is an unparalleled combination of excellent cook, spectacular photographer, … Continue reading
Looking like a pretty good season so far, not as good as 2013, but not bad. Photos from readers are coming in almost faster than I can keep up with. We’re … Continue reading
The king boletes have taken their time before appearing this year, despite good rainfall in July and occasional rains in the first ten days of August. It may be that the very … Continue reading
The week following the successful foray on Mt. Lemmon, it was time to return to the White Mountains and see if the three or four inches of rain received in the … Continue reading
Boletus rubriceps, the Rocky Mountain king bolete
In America, prime time TV means we watch such uplifting fare as the Kardashians, the Bachelor, and “Extra”. In Barcelona, they watch “Caçadors de Bolets” (“Mushroom Hunters”). Sigh…. Over 600,000 … Continue reading