Lately, I’ve been putting together a list of dinner party / themed party ideas. As you might expect, each is somewhat, if not directly food-related. Even as the list grows, I have every intention of fulfilling each one. The first step towards making things real is to share the idea or thought with others. What better way to explore a notion than to blog about it?
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Dinner Party Galore
The Dark Side of the Organic Food Movement
Culprits of a Marketing "Scam"
To the average shopper, these harmless plastic bags of dried mushrooms are nothing but that. But to the discerning eye of a mushroom forager, there is a marketing scam upon us. Although not pictured above, this company also sells a USDA certified, organic morel mushroom. But, as you may or may not know, the morel mushroom – aka morchella – is incapable of being farmed. That is to say, you can only find fresh morels in the forest. How then, can there be a USDA certified, organic morel mushroom for sale at the New Seasons Market?
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Children of the Asphalt
It’s mushroom season in Russia, do you know where your babushka is?
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Success!
Finally, we found ourselves some chanterelle mushrooms!
