little forager

September 05, 2016 in Daily Beauty

photo by kristen bach

foraging chanterelles

September 05, 2016 in Garden to Table

this weekend we got to enjoy some fall-like days due to the hurricane working it's way through. saturday we went out hiking and hunted for chanterelles. on our hike we happened upon a hill, covered in golden chanterelles! we cooked up a feast of them for dinner.

my favorite way to eat chanterelles is simple. saute them in olive oil or butter and salt them. simple is the way to go with these flavorful mushrooms!!

photos and words by kristen bach

firecracker chanterelles

July 24, 2015 in Instant Inspiration

if you have ever went foraging for chanterelles you may know how hard these firecracker chanterelles are to find. throughout the decade of foraging, I have only found them once and there were only 6 or so tiny shrooms! they are super small....and spicy. the other day my husband spotted these from a drive in the north georgia mountians. he pulled over and we found hundreds of them! an exciting find!

foraging for chanterelles

July 20, 2015 in Garden to Table

this year hasn't been a great year for foraging for chanterelles. we have had lots of heat and little rain, both not good climates for the golden beauties. we had spent many a days foraging around our favorite spots with no chanterelles in sight and before we knew it, our season was over.

my family and i recently spent some time in the mountains near ellijay, georgia. while we were there it rained, rained, and rained again. in between the rain spells we wandered through our lush surroundings. while on a hike we found a bounty of chanterelles!

we were spending the weekend with our friend mimi, from homemade. she was excited to have some freshly foraged ingredients and made a lovely side to accompany our meal.

mimi sauteed the chanterelles in some olive oil with salt, sherry vinegar, and some pine shoots. they were simple and delicious!