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Casserole with Wild Mushrooms
If you or someone in your household is hesitant to try wild mushrooms, this could be the recipe for you. It's a simple chicken vegetable...
katemacquarrie22
Oct 23, 20231 min read
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Hedgehogs
As a professional botanist, I don’t know my mushrooms well, but I am working to learn more. This fall, I’m sharing some easily...
katemacquarrie22
Oct 22, 20232 min read
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Wild Mushroom Fettuccine Alfredo
It pays to have friends that forage (thanks, Ken!). I was recently gifted some lovely Shrimp of the Woods (Entoloma abortivum, Photo 1...
katemacquarrie22
Oct 16, 20232 min read
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Turkey Tails
As a professional botanist, I don’t know my mushrooms well, but I am working to learn more. This fall, I’m sharing some easily...
katemacquarrie22
Oct 15, 20232 min read
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Turkey Tail Tea
Turkey Tail (Trametes versicolor) is a beautiful, ecologically important fungus that has gained modern-day fame for medicinal uses that...
katemacquarrie22
Oct 15, 20232 min read
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Hen of the Woods
As a botanist, I don’t know my mushrooms well (fungi are more closely related to animals than they are to plants). But I am working to...
katemacquarrie22
Oct 8, 20232 min read
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Bear's Head Tooth
It’s mushroom Monday! As you know, I am not a mushroom expert. But I am working to learn more of our Island’s fungi and will share some...
katemacquarrie22
Sep 24, 20232 min read
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Using King Boletes / Wild Porcini Mushrooms
King Boletes (aka Porcini) are among the best edible wild mushrooms on Prince Edward Island. You can learn how to identify them in this...
katemacquarrie22
Aug 30, 20232 min read
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King Boletes / Wild Porcini Mushrooms
One of my favourite things about PEI’s wild foods is how they sometimes appear when you least expect it. On two different outings...
katemacquarrie22
Aug 30, 20233 min read
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Pheasant Back Mushrooms
While on some work-related training in downtown Charlottetown recently, I took advantage of my lunch break to take a nice walk. It’s...
katemacquarrie22
Jun 18, 20232 min read
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Using Pheasant Back Mushrooms
Pheasant Back (aka Dryad’s Saddle, Polyporus squamosus, Photo 1) is a beautiful and distinctive fungus. You can read more about where...
katemacquarrie22
Jun 18, 20232 min read
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False Morels
For me, May on PEI means Mayflowers and Mushrooms, and I was happy to find both on last week! This interesting-looking fungus is...
katemacquarrie22
May 7, 20232 min read
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Grey Dunes
Today we have another of PEI's lesser-known coastal habitats: Grey Dunes (Photo 1). The sand dunes featured in Island photos are almost...
katemacquarrie22
Dec 28, 20222 min read
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Red Squirrels: Caching Mushrooms
Many Islanders preserve fresh food for winter, but this seasonal task isn’t unique to humans. Our neighbours of other species do the same...
katemacquarrie22
Dec 28, 20222 min read
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Lobster Mushroom
I am *not* an expert on mushrooms, but do forage the common, easy-to-identify species including Chanterelles, Porcini, Oysters, and...
katemacquarrie22
Dec 28, 20221 min read
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Puffballs
Fall 2022 on PEI saw an amazing crop of mushrooms including edible and delicious Puffballs (Calvatia spp.) popping up in places I’ve...
katemacquarrie22
Dec 25, 20222 min read
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Shaggy Manes
There’s a spot on my land in Central PEI where I used to collect Shaggy Manes (Coprinus comatus), but haven’t found any there for many...
katemacquarrie22
Dec 25, 20222 min read
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