2, 4, 10 lbs of chantarelles! Ah-hah-hah!

Yes, this blog is defunct. However, I decided to resurrect it just to inform the world that my friends and I picked about $200 worth of chantarelle mushrooms today. Don't think for a second that I'm going to reveal the location! Anyway, we hunted (or browsed as one friend put it) for about 4 -5 hours and put forth little effort to find the golden gems in the underbrush. Sam and I decided to leave the majority of the haul with the two fellas who took us under their wings, revealed their hunting grounds, and showed us what not to pick if we didn't want to barf for three days then die. Still, we walked away with over two pounds of mushrooms and I am at a loss for recipes. I'm not a mushroom eater. I'm fine if small amounts are disguised in food but typically they're not my thing. This has to change since I have so damn many of them. I'm thinking a nice cream of mushroom soup would be perfect, especially since Seattle has decided to fully embrace autumn.