1.12.2013

nature walks


lemonade berry (Rufus intigrifolia) 
hummin' bird stalkin' ants
 

Morchella esculenta


I never expected to find these in Southern California especially along the coast, 
but I did a little reading and I guess anything is possible...

P.63 of Edible and Useful Plants of California
By Charlotte Bringle Clarke


I wanted to try something old school french with em, so I gave this recipe a shot from Hostellerie Bressane, in Cuisery, France...basically a chicken cooked with morels and shallots in chicken stock, white wine and a little cream

phil edwards

aboard his M/V Neato