More Wild Mushrooms: Yellowfeet!

Ashley Cleans Mushrooms 

Last week we made our annual (well, second year in a row) New Years trip to Mendocino county. On the way up highway 1 we stopped at a state park to look for mushrooms. We didn't have much daylight left by the time we got there, but we did manage to find a basket full of Yellowfoot Mushrooms (Cantharellus lutescens). We cleaned them up on the bed at the hotel that night and carted them home the next day, along with a few cases of Anderson Valley wine!
Ashley got me a great new book for Christmas called "The Wild Table". It It has sections on all sorts of foraged foods, and a bunch of great mushroom recipes. The book is written by Connie "The Mushroom Lady" Green, proprietress of Wine Forest Wild Foods, and Sarah Scott, a celebrated local Chef.

The Wild Table: Seasonal Foraged Food and Recipes

I made a milk braised pork stew with yellowfoot mushrooms inspired by a recipe in the book. It was delicious served with soft polenta and braised greens, and the perfect dish to serve guests on a chilly January evening.

The Beginnings of Milk Braised Pork Stew with Yellowfoot Mushrooms