https://youtu.be/zljAKv4UNxA One of the first mushrooms of the fall is the delicious Yellow Chanterelle. A week or two after the first heavy fall rain small little yellow buttons will start appearing throughout the forest. Since this time of year coincides with hunting season in Oregon it is best for anyone out in the forest picking …
Category: Foraging
Things to eat from the forest to the ocean
Backyard foraging: Dandelions are everywhere
What do you eat when you are stuck at home, and don't want to chance going to the store for fresh vegetables? In these times when many people are afraid to leave their homes there is one plant you can find across North America and many places in the world. Dandelion bordering the yard. Spring …
Continue reading Backyard foraging: Dandelions are everywhere
Compact DIY Emergency fishing kit
No one can predict when an emergency will happen. It can be anything from as simple as having your vehicle break down, to a natural disaster that effects the entire area you are living in. One thing that is good to keep in a vehicle just for an emergency is a small kit filled with …
Are Salal berries edible? Why yes they are!
As summer hits it's midpoint it is time to get ready for late summer berries. One of my favorites to forage for locally is salal berries. This native plant to the Pacific Northwest is usually seen in flower arrangements as decorating leaves. The leaves are thick and waxy and make a great color addition to …
Continue reading Are Salal berries edible? Why yes they are!
Fall kayak fishing at Hills Creek Reservoir
Fall in Oregon never disappoints for anyone that is a fan of the outdoors. Fishing picks up as the water temperature cools and the fall mushrooms come up. Instead of hunting this year I spent opening day out on the lake fishing with Jeremy in the kayaks. Since it was a normal fall day here …
Continue reading Fall kayak fishing at Hills Creek Reservoir
Oregon’s invasive Purple Varnish clam
When camping for my birthday on the Oregon coast, I found a nice area that had a very large bed of Purple varnish clams. What is a purple varnish clam you ask? It is a clam that was first found invading Oregon's estuary's in the 1990's. The assumption is that it came over in the …
Slow cooker pacific mussels and sausage chowder
There are many types of chowder in the world and even more variations of chowder recipes. Over the centuries if it is from the ocean then some one has probably made chowder out of it. After my last trip to the coast to forage I didn't get any clams but I did get a nice …
Continue reading Slow cooker pacific mussels and sausage chowder
Garlic mussels with Yakisoba noodles
Once more I have a nice amount of wild harvested mussels to something with. These are a different type than the bay mussels I harvested last time. These are the California mussels that live along rocky outcrops all over any rocky habitat throughout the Oregon coast. And I found a bonus in these mussels. There …
Mussels with pesto
Yesterday day was a great day of fun and sun at the beach. And the perfect low tide to pick a limit of bay mussels of the jetty. The only thing about getting mussels off the jetty is that they tend to be on the small size. The largest one that I found was about …
Bannock with acorn flour
Today is recipe day since it is cold, wet, and icy outside. Bannock is a great easy flat bread to make at home or on a grill while camping. The dry ingredients can be mixed up ahead of time then all you need to do is add the water and butter to it. There are huge variations to recipes for making Bannock. I …
Shane's Outdoor Fun 